Hypertension in Guatemala's Public Primary Care System: A Needs Assessment Using the Health System Building Blocks Framework

• Main Authors: Meredith P. Fort (Author), William Mundo (Author), Alejandra Paniagua-Avila (Author), Sayra Cardona (Author), Juan Carlos Figueroa (Author), Diego Hernández-Galdamez (Author), Kristyne Mansilla (Author), Ana Peralta-García (Author), Dina Roche (Author), Eduardo Alberto Palacios (Author), Russell E. Glasgow (Author), Pablo Gulayin (Author), Vilma Irazola (Author), Jiang He (Author), Manuel Ramirez-Zea (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Uncontrolled hypertension represents a substantial and growing burden in Guatemala and other low and middle-income countries. As a part of the formative phase of an implementation research study, we conducted a needs assessment to define short- and long-term needs and opportuniti...