Community-based care models for arterial hypertension management in non-pregnant adults in sub-Saharan Africa: a literature scoping review and framework for designing chronic services

• Main Authors: Lucia González Fernández (Author), Emmanuel Firima (Author), Elena Robinson (Author), Fabiola Ursprung (Author), Jacqueline Huber (Author), Alain Amstutz (Author), Ravi Gupta (Author), Felix Gerber (Author), Joalane Mokhohlane (Author), Thabo Lejone (Author), Irene Ayakaka (Author), Hongyi Xu (Author), Niklaus Daniel Labhardt (Author)
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• 出版: BMC, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Arterial hypertension (aHT) is the leading cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factor in sub-Saharan Africa; it remains, however, underdiagnosed, and undertreated. Community-based care services could potentially expand access to aHT diagnosis and treatment in underserved communitie...