Research on access to hypertension care
Produce robust and compelling evidence on the barriers to hypertension control faced by low-income households in Malaysia and the Philippines. Key research questions include:
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What are the pathways and key stages of care?
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What type of provider is accessed and what are the costs at each stage?
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Are there differences among groups in seeking, obtaining and adhering to care, and what explains these?
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What are the major barriers to continuous access to care and medication?
Objective 1
Capacity building
Building on a longstanding collaboration among the partners, strengthen health systems research capacity in Malaysia and the Philippines and develop models and approaches that can be used in other low and middle-income countries.
Objective 2
Impact and communication
Promote uptake of evidence, within study countries and regionally, to inform the development of pro-poor responses to hypertension and, by extension, other common chronic diseases.
