Why the study?
Hypertension awareness and control is poor in low- and middle-income countries, necessitating strategies to increase hypertension detection.
A large-scale screening campaign in Colombia revealed low levels of hypertension awareness, treatment, and control, highlighting an urgent need for improved public health management strategies.
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Suboptimal awareness and control persist in this Colombian cohort; leaves open whether targeted strategies close gaps in similar populations.
López‐Jaramillo et al. (2021) studied this question.
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