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Care cascades for hypertension and diabetes: Cross-sectional evaluation of rural districts in Tanzania.

Brianna OsetinskyGrace MhaluSally MtengaFabrizio Tedisio
Published in: PLoS medicine (2022)
The high burden of hypertension and low levels of control in our study underscores the importance of improving the awareness and treatment of hypertension. The differences in the care cascades for hypertension and diabetes demonstrates that chronic NCD treatment is possible in this setting, but efforts will be needed across the entire care cascade to improve hypertension control.
Keyphrases
  • blood pressure
  • healthcare
  • palliative care
  • quality improvement
  • cross sectional
  • cardiovascular disease
  • south africa
  • metabolic syndrome
  • risk factors
  • arterial hypertension
  • adipose tissue
  • chronic pain
  • weight loss