Background Expanding public health insurance seeks to attain several desirable objectives,
including increasing access to healthcare services, reducing the risk of catastrophic …

Background Hypertension (HTN) and diabetes mellitus (DM) are highly prevalent in low-and
middle-income countries (LMIC) and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Recent …

The Global Heart/World Heart Federation 1990-2010 Global Atlas of Cardiovascular
Disease (CVD) charted the transition from a global burden of disease dominated by …

Background—A key to reduce and eradicate racial disparities in hypertension outcomes is to
understand their causes. We aimed at evaluating racial differences in antihypertensive drug …

Background Interventions in workplace settings are considered to be cost-effective in
preventing cardiovascular diseases. A systematic review was conducted to assess the …

Aims: The aim of the study was to determine the relationship between BP control and
perceived family support in patients with essential hypertension seen at a primary care …

Background Saudi Arabia's healthcare sector is growing at a hasty stride; nevertheless, the
quality of healthcare consumption remains challenged by the growing caseload in free …

Background. Hypertension is increasingly common in sub‐Saharan Africa where traditional
medicine use is also common. We conducted a hospital‐based, mixed‐methods study to …

Background The majority of global cardiovascular disease (CVD) burden falls on people
living in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). In order to reduce preventable CVD …

Highlights•The effect of enrolment in CBHI on child stunting is studied.•A year in CBHI is
reduces the probability of stunting by 4.3 percentage points.•Children of two or less years …