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September 10, 2025Journal of Asian Pacific Society of CardiologyOpen Access

Community Hypertension Care in Sri Lanka: Current Approaches and Opportunities

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NWNazneem WahabNSNeranga SamaratungeDRDulaanga Rathnayake

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Overview

Narrative synthesis reveals challenges in hypertension management in Sri Lanka, suggesting improvements in community care and awareness.

Key Points

  • Only about 2% of adults are screened for hypertension annually, revealing significant gaps in community healthcare access.
  • Approximately 40% of patients with hypertension have reached treatment goals, highlighting failures in management strategies.
  • Narrative synthesis of medical databases and grey literature was used to review national strategies for hypertension care.
  • The findings suggest a need for team-based approaches and community education to enhance hypertension management.

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Wahab et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c19fa854b1d3bfb60db992https://doi.org/10.15420/japsc.2024.57
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