Title:
Influencing factors for access to hypertension care in Kenya; The possible role of eHealth : Development and application of a new access to care tool in a low and middle income country
Authors:
Versteegde, Niek
Place:
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Publisher:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute [etc.]
Year:
2018
PAGE:
51
Language:
En
Subject:
Health and Poverty
Keywords:
Kenya, Hypertension, Access to care, eHealth, home monitoring
Abstract:
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and other non-communicable diseases (NCD) are on the rise in Kenya. While the mortality of NCD is expected to rise from 26% to 47% in the next 3 decades, there is a shortage of accessible good quality healthcare. Hypertension is the main risk factor for CVD, but access to hypertension care in Kenya is low as only 3,4% of people living with hypertension have adequately controlled blood pressure.
Organization:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute , VU - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Institute:
KIT (Royal Tropical Institute)
Country:
the Netherlands
Region:
Western Europe and partly in the Caribbean
Training:
Master in International Health (MIH)
Category:
Research
Right:
© 2018 Versteegde
Document type:
Thesis/dissertation
File:
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