Detection, linkage to care, treatment, and monitoring of hypertension: a quasi-experimental study in coastal communities in Accra - The Ghana Heart Initiative Hypertension study protocol

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit0 个研究点目标入组 10,000 人开始时间: 2023年10月4日最近更新: 2024年6月3日

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•Current inclusion criteria as of 20/05/2024:
•1. Resident in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana
•2. Resident in the selected urban coastal communities
•3. Aged 18 years or older as of last birthday
•4. Have no intention of relocating outside of the study communities prior to enrolment and during the study period
•5. Have a three-time blood pressure recording with a mean of =140/90mmhg at the time of recruitment
•6. Newly diagnosed hypertensive; and
•7. Willing to participate and has the ability to give consent.
•Previous inclusion criteria:
•Adults 18 years and above in coastal communities in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana

•1. Not a resident of the Greater Accra region and the selected coastal communities
•2. Residents who intend to travel or re-locate before or during the study period
•3. Known hypertensive participants who are already on medication
•4. Known end-organ dysfunction on treatment
•5. Not willing to participate in the study or do not give consent

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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit