Pathways to Hypertension Control: Unfinished Journeys of Low-Income Individuals in Malaysia and the Philippines

• Main Authors: Palafox, Benjamin, Balabanova, Dina, Loreche, Arianna Maever, Mat-Nasir, Nafiza, Ariffin, Farnaza, Md-Yasin, Mazapuspavina, Isa, Mohamad Rodi, Abd-Majid, Fadhlina, Palileo-Villanueva, Lia M., Renedo, Alicia, Seguin, Maureen L., Dans, Antonio L., Mckee, Martin
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2024
• Subjects: blood pressure; hypertension; low-income population; Malaysia; non-communicable disease control; Philippines; primary care; Medicine and Health Sciences; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Public Health
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asmph-pubs/289; https://archium.ateneo.edu/context/asmph-pubs/article/1293/viewcontent/Health_Planning___Management___2024___Palafox___Pathways_to_Hypertension_Control__Unfinished_Journeys_of_Low_Income.pdf

Background Reducing inequities in hypertension control among those affected in low- and middle-income countries requires person-centred health system responses based on a contextualised understanding of the choices and care pathways taken by those who rely on the services provided, particularly thos...