Feasibility and effect of community health worker support and home monitoring for blood pressure control in Nigeria: A randomised pilot trial

Dike B. Ojji; Abigail S. Baldridge; Anthony I. Orji; Lamkur G. Shedul; Olubunmi I. Ojji; Nonye B. Egenti; Ada M. Nwankwo; Mark D. Huffman

doi:10.5830/CVJA-2019-066

Feasibility and effect of community health worker support and home monitoring for blood pressure control in Nigeria: A randomised pilot trial

Dike B. Ojji
, Abigail S. Baldridge
, Anthony I. Orji
, Lamkur G. Shedul
, Olubunmi I. Ojji
, Nonye B. Egenti
, Ada M. Nwankwo
, Mark D. Huffman

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	E4-E6
Journal	Cardiovascular Journal of Africa
Volume	31
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5830/CVJA-2019-066
State	Published - Jun 2020

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Blood pressure
Control
Measures
Nigeria

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