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Role of community health volunteers in identifying people with elevated blood pressure for diagnosis and monitoring of hypertension in Malawi: a qualitative study.

Elvis SafaryMicrina MwandetiBeatrice MatanjeClaudia BeiersmannCaroline MtaitaVeronica ShiroyaVolker WinklerAndreas DeckertPratap KumarSam PhiriFlorian Neuhann
Published in: BMC cardiovascular disorders (2021)
This study indicates the complexities of the roles of community health volunteer in identifying people with elevated BP for diagnosis and monitoring of hypertension. Understanding community health volunteers' roles provides insight into their required competencies in provision of their daily activities as well as required training to fill in their knowledge gaps.
Keyphrases
  • blood pressure
  • hypertensive patients
  • heart rate
  • healthcare
  • physical activity
  • palliative care
  • type diabetes
  • adipose tissue
  • public health