Key result
Automated BP devices show high feasibility and durability over 36 months in rural primary care.
Why the study?
Accurate blood pressure monitoring is lacking in rural sub-Saharan Africa due to poorly functioning equipment and inadequate staff education, limiting early identification and management of hypertensive disease in pregnancy.
Is the use of validated automated blood pressure devices feasible and sustainable in primary health-care facilities in rural Tanzania?
Observational
Yes
Is the use of validated automated blood pressure devices feasible and sustainable in primary health-care facilities in rural Tanzania?
The introduction of automated blood pressure devices in low-resource settings in rural Tanzania is feasible, sustainable, and associated with high user satisfaction.
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Supports feasibility in rural primary care; leaves open outcome benefits before wider adoption.
Baker et al. (2012) conducted an observational in Hypertensive disease in pregnancy. Automated blood pressure devices was evaluated on Feasibility, user satisfaction, and durability. The use of automated blood pressure devices in 11 primary health-care clinics in rural Tanzania was feasible and sustainable over 36 months, with high user satisfaction and good durability.
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