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Ambulatory blood pressure levels in individuals with uncontrolled clinic hypertension across Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka

Zhu, A.; Ostbye, T.; Naheed, A.; de Silva, H.A.; Jehan, I.; Gandhi, M.; Chakma, N.; Kasturiratne, A.; Samad, Z.; Jafar, T.H. (Wiley, 2024)

Hypertension is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease in South Asia. The authors aimed to assess the cross-country differences in 24-h ambulatory, daytime, and nighttime systolic blood pressure (SBP) among rural ...
Budget impact and cost-effectiveness analyses of the COBRA-BPS multicomponent hypertension management programme in rural communities in Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka

Finkelstein, E.A.; Krishnan, A.; Naheed, A.; Jehan, I.; de Silva, H.A.; Gandhi, M.; Lim, C.W.; Chakma, N.; Ediriweera, D.S.; Khan, J.; Kasturiratne, A.; Hirani, S.; Solayman, A.K.M.; Jafar, T.H.; COBRA-BPS study group. (Elsevier, 2021)

BACKGROUND: COBRA-BPS (Control of Blood Pressure and Risk Attenuation-Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka), a multi-component hypertension management programme that is led by community health workers, has been shown to be ...
Control of blood pressure and risk attenuation: a public health intervention in rural Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka: feasibility trial results

Jafar, T.H.; de Silva, A.; Naheed, A.; Jehan, I.; Liang, F.; Assam, P.N.; Legido-Quigley, H.; Finkelstein, E.A.; Ebrahim, S.; Wickremasinghe, R.; Alam, D.; Khan, A.H.; COBRA-BPS Study Group (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2016)

BACKGROUND: High blood pressure (BP) is the leading attributable risk for cardiovascular disease globally. There is little information on effective and sustainable public health system strategies for managing hypertension ...
Determinants of uncontrolled hypertension in rural communities in South Asia - Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka

Jafar, T.H.; Gandhi, M.; Jehan, I.; Naheed, A.; de Silva, H.A.; Shahab, H.; Alam, D.; Luke, N.; Lim, C.W.; COBRA-BPS Study Group (Oxford University Press, 2018)

BACKGROUND: Uncontrolled blood pressure (BP) is a leading risk factor for death and disability in South Asia. We aimed to determine the cross-country variation, and the factors associated with uncontrolled BP among adults ...
Effect of a multicomponent intervention on antihypertensive medication intensification in rural South Asia: post-hoc analysis of a cluster RCT

Feng, L.; Jehan, I.; de Silva, A.; Naheed, A.; Khan, H.A.H.; Kasturiratne, A.; Clemens, J.D.; Lim, C.W.; Hughes, A.D.; Chaturvedi, N.; Jafar, T.H.; COBRA-BPS Study Group. (Oxford University Press, 2021)

BACKGROUND: Inadequate treatment of hypertension is a widespread problem, especially in South Asian countries where cardiovascular disease mortality rates are high. We aimed to explore the effect of a multicomponent ...
Multicomponent intervention versus usual care for management of hypertension in rural Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial

Jafar, T.H.; Jehan, I.; de Silva, H.A.; Naheed, A.; Gandhi, M.; Assam, P.; Finkelstein, E.A.; Quigley, H.L.; Bilger, M.; Khan, A.H.; Clemens, J.D.; Ebrahim, S.; Turner, E.L.; Kasturiratne, A.; for COBRA-BPS Study Group (BioMed Central, 2017)

BACKGROUND: High blood pressure (BP) is the leading attributable risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). In rural South Asia, hypertension continues to be a significant public health issue with sub-optimal BP control rates. ...
Patient perspectives on hypertension management in health system of Sri Lanka: a qualitative study.

Perera, M.; de Silva, C.K.; Tavajoh, S.; Kasturiratne, A.; Luke, N. V.; Ediriweera, D.S.; Ranasinha, C.D.; Legido-Quigley, H.; de Silva, H.A.; Jafar, T.H. (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2019)

INTRODUCTION:Uncontrolled hypertension is the leading risk factor for mortality globally, including low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, pathways for seeking hypertension care and patients' experience ...
Patients' experiences on accessing health care services for management of hypertension in rural Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka: A qualitative study.

Legido-Quigley, H.; Naheed, A.; de Silva, H.A.; Jehan, I.; Haldane, V.; Cobb, B.; Tavajoh, S.; Chakma, N.; Kasturiratne, A.; Siddiqui, S.; Jafar, T.H. (Public Library of Science, 2019)

Hypertension is the leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease and leading cause of premature death globally. In 2008, approximately 40% of adults were diagnosed with hypertension, with more than 1.5 billion people ...
Post-intervention acceptability of multicomponent intervention for management of hypertension in rural Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka- a qualitative study

Jafar, T.H.; Tavajoh, S.; de Silva, H.A.; Naheed, A.; Jehan, I.; de Silva, C.K.; Chakma, N.; Huda, M.; Legido-Quigley, H.; COBRA-BPS Study Group. (Public Library of Science, 2023)

BACKGROUND: COBRA-BPS (Control of Blood Pressure and Risk Attenuation-Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka), a multicomponent, community health-worker (CHW)-led hypertension management program, has been shown to be effective ...
Prevalence and correlates of cardiometabolic multimorbidity among hypertensive individuals: a cross-sectional study in rural South Asia-Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Feng, L.; Jehan, I.; de Silva, H.A.; Naheed, A.; Farazdaq, H.; Hirani, S.; Kasturiratne, A.; Ranasinha, C.D.; Islam, M.T.; Siddiquee, A.T.; Jafar, T.H. (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, 2019)

OBJECTIVE: To determinate the prevalence and correlates of cardiometabolic multimorbidity (CMM), and their cross-country variation among individuals with hypertension residing in rural communities in South Asia. DESIGN: A ...
Regional variation in chronic kidney disease and associated factors in hypertensive individuals in rural South Asia: findings from control of blood pressure and risk attenuation-Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

Feng, L.; de Silva, H.A.; Jehan, I.; Naheed, A.; Kasturiratne, A.; Himani, G.; Hasnat, M.A.; Jafar, T.H.; COBRA-BPS Study Group (Oxford University Press, 2019)

BACKGROUND: We aimed to determine the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its cross-country variation among hypertensive individuals in rural Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. We also explored the factors ...
Regional Variation in Comorbid Prediabetes and Diabetes and Associated Factors among Hypertensive Individuals in Rural Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka

Feng, L.; Naheed, A.; de Silva, H.A.; Jehan, I.; Raqib, R.; Islam, M.T.; Luke, N.; Kasturiratne, A.; Farazdaq, H.; Senan, S.; Jafar, T.H.; Cobra-Bps Study Group (Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2019)

We aimed to explore the cross-country variation in the prevalence of comorbid prediabetes or diabetes and determine the sociodemographic, lifestyle, and clinical factors, especially body mass index (BMI) and waist ...

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