Effectiveness of a community health worker-delivered care intervention for hypertension control in Uganda: study protocol for a stepped wedge, cluster randomized control trial

Effectiveness of a community health worker-delivered care intervention for hypertension control in Uganda: study protocol for a stepped wedge, cluster randomized control trial

Abstract Background Over 80% of the morbidity and mortality related to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) occurs in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Community health workers (CHWs) may improve disease control and medication adherence among patients with NCDs in LMICs, particularly in su...

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Main Authors: Rebecca Ingenhoff, Juliet Nandawula, Trishul Siddharthan, Isaac Ssekitoleko, Richard Munana, Benjamin E. Bodnar, Ivan Weswa, Bruce J. Kirenga, Gerald Mutungi, Markus van der Giet, Robert Kalyesubula, Felix Knauf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Hypertension
Community health workers
Uncontrolled blood pressure
Cluster randomized control trial
Uganda
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06403-9

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06403-9

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