Open AccessFeasibility and effect of community health worker support and home monitoring for blood pressure control in Nigeria: a randomised pilot trial
Author(s) -
Dike Ojji,
Abigail S. Baldridge,
Ikechukwu A. Orji,
Lamkur Gabriel Shedul,
Olubunmi I Ojji,
ye B Egenti,
Ada M Nwankwo,
Mark D. Huffman
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
cardiovascular journal of south africa/cardiovascular journal of southern africa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1680-0745
pISSN - 1015-9657
DOI - 10.5830/cvja-2019-066
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , randomized controlled trial , physical therapy , emergency medicine , surgery
In a three-arm, randomised, controlled trial among 60 Nigerian adults with hypertension, community health worker support and home blood pressure monitoring led to greater reductions in systolic blood pressure at four weeks compared to the usual care.