Effectiveness of a lifestyle intervention led by female community health volunteers versus usual care in blood pressure reduction (COBIN): an open-label, cluster-randomised trial

• Main Authors: Dinesh Neupane, PhD (Author), Craig S McLachlan, PhD (Author), Shiva Raj Mishra, MPH (Author), Prof Michael Hecht Olsen, PhD (Author), Henry B Perry, PhD (Author), Prof Arjun Karki, MD (Author), Per Kallestrup, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Elevated blood pressure greatly contributes to cardiovascular deaths in low-income and middle-income countries. We aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a population-level intervention led by existing community health workers in reducing the burden of hypertension in a low-income p...