Evaluating the cascade of care for hypertension in Sierra Leone.

Tessa J M GeraedtsDaniel BoatengKarel C LindenberghDiede van DelftHanna M MathéronGulia L E MönninkJanine P J MartensDaniel van LeerdamJonathan Vas NunesSonnia-Magba Bu-Buakei JabbiMohamed S KpakaJosien WestendorpAlex J van Duinen Osman Sankoh Martin Peter GrobuschHåkon A BolkanKerstin Klipstein-Grobusch

Published in: Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH (2021)

There is a significant loss to care in the care cascade for hypertension in Sierra Leone. Our results suggest that increasing awareness of cardiovascular risk and risk factor screening for early diagnosis might have a large impact on hypertension care.

Keyphrases

healthcare
blood pressure
palliative care
quality improvement
pain management
risk factors
affordable care act
chronic pain