Patient, clinician and logistic barriers to blood pressure control among adult hypertensives in rural district hospitals in Rwanda: a cross-sectional study
Sibomana J, McNamara R, Walker T. Patient, clinician and logistic barriers to blood pressure control among adult hypertensives in rural district hospitals in Rwanda: a cross-sectional study. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 2019, 19: 231. PMID: 31638907, PMCID: PMC6805529, DOI: 10.1186/s12872-019-1203-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntihypertensive AgentsBlood PressureClinical CompetenceCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGuideline AdherenceHospitals, RuralHumansHypertensionMaleMedication AdherenceMiddle AgedPhysician's RolePractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'RwandaTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsRural district hospitalDistrict hospitalsBlood pressure controlBarriers to effective blood pressure controlRural Rwandan district hospitalsAssociated with poor blood pressure controlRwandan district hospitalsBarriers to blood pressure controlPoor blood pressure controlMethodsThis cross-sectionalCross-sectional studyLogistical factorsMedication side effectsPressure controlAnti-hypertensive medicationsHypertensive patientsSociodemographic factorsBlood pressureBlood pressure dataPrescribed medicationsEffective blood pressure controlJNC 8 recommendationsGoal blood pressurePatient factorsMedical costs