TY  - BOOK
AU  - Godfrey Kisigo
AU  - Robert N Peck
AU  - Saidi Kapiga
AU  - Radhika Sundararajan
AU  - Frank Mgeta
AU  - Onike Mcharo
AU  -  Elialilia Okelo
AU  - Bahati Wajanga
AU  -  Fredrick Kalokola
TI  - Effect of peer counsellor intervention on reducing mortality and/or hospitalization in adults with hypertensive urgency in Tanzania: a pilot study
PY  - 2022////8/2
CY  - Mwanza, Tanzania:  
PB  - Tanzania Journal of Health Research &, Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando]  
N2  - Background: People with hypertensive urgency experience high rates of medication non-adherence, hospitalization, and death worldwide. Interventions to improve medication adherence and health outcomes after hypertensive urgency are urgently needed. Methods: In this historical control study, we assessed the effect of a peer counsellor intervention--named Rafiki mwenye msaada--on the 1-year incidence of hospitalization and/or death among adults with hypertensive urgency in Mwanza, Tanzania. The intervention cohort involved 50 patients who presented with hypertensive urgency to two hospitals in Mwanza, Tanzania. All 50 patients received a Rafiki mwenye msaada intervention consisting of 5 sessions delivered by a peer counsellor over 3 months. Outcomes were compared to historical controls. Results: Of the 50 patients (median age, 61 years), 34 (68%) were female, and 19 (38%) had overweight
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