Effectiveness of a community health worker-delivered care intervention for hypertension control in Uganda: study protocol for a stepped wedge, cluster randomized control trial

Abstract Background Over 80% of the morbidity and mortality related to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) occurs in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Community health workers (CHWs) may improve disease control and medication adherence among patients with NCDs in LMICs, particularly in su...

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Published in:	Trials
Main Authors:	Rebecca Ingenhoff, Juliet Nandawula, Trishul Siddharthan, Isaac Ssekitoleko, Richard Munana, Benjamin E. Bodnar, Ivan Weswa, Bruce J. Kirenga, Gerald Mutungi, Markus van der Giet, Robert Kalyesubula, Felix Knauf
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2022-05-01
Subjects:	Hypertension Community health workers Uncontrolled blood pressure Cluster randomized control trial Uganda
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06403-9