Non-communicable disease care in Sierra Leone: a mixed-methods study of the drivers and barriers to retention in care for hypertension.

Yusupha DibbaChiyembekezo KachimangaJoseph GassimuAlexandra V KulinkinaGene BukhmanHannah N GilbertAlma J AdlerJoia S Mukherjee

Published in: BMJ open (2024)

Free medications, high-quality services and health education may be effective ways of helping NCD patients stay engaged in care. Facility and socioeconomic factors can pose challenges to retention in care.

Keyphrases

healthcare
quality improvement
palliative care
affordable care act
blood pressure
pain management
mental health
primary care
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
chronic kidney disease
health information
long term care