Why the study?
Pathways for seeking hypertension care and patient experiences utilizing health services for hypertension in low- and middle-income countries remain poorly understood.
Population
20 patients with hypertension in rural Sri Lanka
Design
Qualitative in-depth interview study
Authors
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Patient-reported barriers signal urgent access gaps in LMIC hypertension care; leaves open scalable solutions pending interventional trials.
Qualitative interviews with hypertensive patients in rural Sri Lanka identified key barriers to care, including medication shortages, long travel distances, and poor health literacy, suggesting a need for community-based outreach and education.
Perera et al. (2019) studied this question.
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