Hypertension in Guatemala's Public Primary Care System: A Needs Assessment Using the Health System Building Blocks Framework.
Meredith P FortWilliam MundoAlejandra Paniagua-AvilaSayra CardonaJuan Carlos FigueroaDiego Hernández-GaldamezKristyne MansillaAna Peralta-GarcíaDina RocheEduardo Alberto PalaciosRussell E GlasgowPablo GulayinVilma IrazolaJiang HeManuel Ramirez-ZeaPublished in: BMC health services research (2021)
This multi-level multi-method needs assessment using the building blocks framework highlights contextual factors in Guatemala's public health system that have been important in informing the implementation of a hypertension control trial. Long-term needs that are not addressed within the scope of this study will be important to address to enable sustained implementation and scale-up of the hypertension control approach.