Patient Awareness and Clinical Inertia: Obstacles to Hypertension Control in Rural Communities in the Dominican Republic.
Yulanka Castro-DominguezMaria Camila Trejo ParedesPatricia MonesErica S SpatzBernardo LomboPriscilla SepulvedaOlmar Reyes-UribeJorge OteroGisselle RamirezPedro UrenaEmilton LopezBoanerges DominguezRobert L McNamaraPublished in: American journal of hypertension (2021)
Among rural communities in the DR, undiagnosed hypertension remains common, especially in individuals who are younger, uninsured, or with limited access to health care. For those seen in PCCs, therapeutic intensification to achieve controlled BP is infrequently done. Strategies to address population awareness and CI are needed to improve hypertension control.