Community engagement to inform development of strategies to improve referral for hypertension: perspectives of patients, providers and local community members in western Kenya

• Main Authors: Violet Naanyu (Author), Benson Njuguna (Author), Hillary Koros (Author), Josephine Andesia (Author), Jemima Kamano (Author), Tim Mercer (Author), Gerald Bloomfield (Author), Sonak Pastakia (Author), Rajesh Vedanthan (Author), Constantine Akwanalo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Hypertension is the leading cause of death and disability. Clinical care for patients with hypertension in Kenya leverages referral networks to provide basic and specialized healthcare services. However, referrals are characterized by non-adherence and delays in completion. An in...