SCALE SAIA Hypertension

Undiagnosed and untreated hypertension is one of the largest drivers of cardiovascular disease, which contributes to one third of deaths globally.

Hypertension in Mozambique

Hypertension disproportionately affects low and middle income countries. A systematic review across sub-Saharan Africa reported hypertension prevalence between 14.7-69.9% (median prevalence 29%). In Mozambique (a low-income country with >13% adult HIV prevalence), hypertension prevalence among adults increased sharply from 2005 to 2015, now affecting nearly 40% of adults. Yet just 14.5% are aware of their hypertension status (the lowest in sSA); among these, only 50.1% are in treatment, less than half of whom have controlled hypertension. As a result of this leaky cascade, only 3% of the adult population with hypertension in Mozambique have their condition controlled.

The overall goal of SCALE SAIA-HTN is to develop a dissemination and implementation model for SAIA-HTN that is delivered by district Ministry of Health supervisors (rather than research nurses), to serve as a foundation for national scaling.

Study Location

SCALE SAIA-HTN is ongoing in 18 health facilities across Maputo Province in southern Mozambique.

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SCALE SAIA Hypertension Team

Additional Team Members:

Norberto Lumbandali | Research Assistant

Inocêncio Mate | Data Manager

Kenneth Sherr, PhD | Co-Investigator | ksherr@uw.edu

Kristjana Asbjornsdottir | Co-Investigator | kasbjorn@uw.edu

David Watkins | Co-Investigator | davidaw@uw.edu

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