After 2 years, of the 1,184 patients screened as hypertensive, 898 (75.8%) had achieved blood pressure control.

7,176 adults over age 18 in the tribal region of the Sittilingi Valley in southern India, of whom 1,184 (16.5%) were screened as hypertensive.

Community health worker (CHW) screening for hypertension, referral for diagnosis and initial management in a physician-staffed clinic, and provision of sustained lifestyle interventions and medications over multiple visits.

Blood pressure control, defined as a systolic blood pressure less than 140 and a diastolic blood pressure less than 90 sustained over 3 consecutive visits.surrogate