Title:
When The Blood Runs Too Fast : People’s health literacy, behavior, perspectives and experiences on hypertension and hypertension treatment in Ekwendeni area, Malawi.
Authors:
Ploeg, Thea
Place:
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Publisher:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute [etc.]
Year:
2019
PAGE:
xi, 39
Language:
En
Subject:
Health and Nutrition
Keywords:
hypertension, treatment, people-centred health care services, Malawi
Abstract:
Hypertension in Malawi affects 33,2 % adults above 25. Whereby 94% of people living with hypertension are unaware of their condition. Upon records, interventions like Chronic Care Clinics (CCC) show low uptakes on hypertension treatment and only a fraction of patients have the blood pressure under control.
Organization:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute , VU - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Institute:
KIT (Royal Tropical Institute)
Country:
Malawi
Region:
southeastern Africa
Training:
Master in International Health (MIH)
Category:
Research
Right:
© 2019 Ploeg
Document type:
Thesis/dissertation
File:
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