Factors influencing access, quality and utilisation of primary healthcare for patients living with hypertension in West Africa: a scoping review.

Objectives: Hypertension is one of the most prevalent non-communicable diseases in West Africa, which responds to effective primary care. This scoping review explored factors influencing primary care access, utilisation and quality for patients with hypertension in West Africa.

Design: Scoping review using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis extension for scoping reviews.

Attitudes to reducing cervical screening frequency among UK women: A qualitative analysis.

Objective: Cervical cancer remains a significant health threat amongst women globally despite most cervical cancers being preventable through screening and Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccination. With the introduction of HPV testing and vaccination, evidence suggests that the frequency of cervical screening for women can be reduced. However, there is limited evidence on women's attitudes to possible changes to the cervical screening programme.

Cost-effectiveness of a Community-based Hypertension Improvement Project (ComHIP) in Ghana: results from a modelling study.

Objective: To undertake a cost-effectiveness analysis of a Community-based Hypertension Improvement Project (ComHIP) compared with standard hypertension care in Ghana.

Design: Cost-effectiveness analysis using a Markov model.

Setting: Lower Manya Krobo, Eastern Region, Ghana.

'What the herbal medicine can do for me in a week, the orthodox does in a year': Perceived efficacy of local alternative therapies influences medication adherence in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

Background: There is strong evidence that anti-platelet therapy, ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers and statins are cost-effective in reducing subsequent cardiovascular disease (CVD) events in patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ACVD). In some settings, only a low proportion of people have access to these medications, and even lower adhere to them. The current study explored and presents data on the causes of poor adherence to orthodox medication and motivations for alternative therapies in patients with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ACVD).

Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of a community-based hypertension improvement project in Ghana: a qualitative study of ComHIP.

Background: Globally, hypertension is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease and mortality, with the majority of deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries. Because the burden of hypertension is increasing in low resource settings with restricted infrastructure, it is imperative that new models for hypertension care are realised. One such model is the Community-based Hypertension Improvement Project (ComHIP) which employs a community-based method of task-shifting for managing hypertension.