Joseph Odu, Kufor Osi, Leander Nguyen, Allison Goldstein, Lawrence J Appel, Kunihiro Matsushita, Dike Ojji, Ikechukwu A Orji, Morenike Alex-Okoh, Deborah Odoh, Malau Mangai Toma, Chris Ononiwu Elemuwa, Suleiman Lamorde, Hasana Baraya, Mary T Dewan, Obagha Chijioke, Andrew E Moran, Emmanuel Agogo, Marshall P Thomas
BACKGROUND: Only one out of every ten Nigerian adults with hypertension has their blood pressure controlled. Health worker training is essential to improve hypertension diagnosis and treatment. In-person training has limitations that mobile, on-demand training might address. This pilot study evaluated a self-paced, case-based, mobile-optimized online training to diagnose and manage hypertension for Nigerian health workers. METHODS: Twelve hypertension training modules were developed, based on World Health Organization and Nigerian guidelines...
April 9, 2024: BMC Health Services Research