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Hypertension Education Intervention with Ugandan Nurses Working in Hospital Outpatient Clinic: A Pilot Study

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  • Godfrey Katende
  • Sara Groves
  • Kathleen Becker

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Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) pose a significant global burden in both developed and developing countries. It is estimated that, by 2025, 41.7% of males and 38.7% of females in Sub-Saharan Africa will develop high blood pressure (HBP). This is particularly true in Uganda with hypertensive prevalence rates estimated to range from 22.5% to 30.5%. Coupled with low levels of detection, treatment, and control, hypertension represents a Ugandan public health crisis. An innovative WHO-ISH education program culturally was adapted in a pilot study and focused on knowledge, skills, and attitudes (KSA) of nurses caring for hypertensive patients in an outpatient clinic. Pre-post intervention data was collected and analyzed in which significant improvements were noted on all the three outcome measures. This pilot study demonstrated that nurses’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes could be significantly improved with a multimodal education program implemented in a low resource environment.

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  • Godfrey Katende & Sara Groves & Kathleen Becker, 2014. "Hypertension Education Intervention with Ugandan Nurses Working in Hospital Outpatient Clinic: A Pilot Study," Nursing Research and Practice, Hindawi, vol. 2014, pages 1-6, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:hin:jnlnrp:710702
    DOI: 10.1155/2014/710702
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    1. Lori A. Spies & Joyce M. Mulenga, 2021. "Provider Perceptions about Hypertension: A Mixed Methods Study in Zambia," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 30(2), pages 200-206, February.

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