@article{ec8d650f20aa43d88993b1e1daf07813,
title = "Multicomponent intervention versus usual care for management of hypertension in rural Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial",
abstract = "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. The goal of the trial is to compare a multicomponent intervention (MCI) to usual care to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the MCI for lowering BP among adults with hypertension in rural communities in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.",
author = "Jafar, {Tazeen H. J} and Imtiaz Jehan and {de Silva}, {H. Asita} and Aliya Naheed and Mihir Gandhi and Pryseley Assam and Finkelstein, {Eric A.} and {Legido Quigley}, Helena and Marcel Bilger and Khan, {Aamir Hameed} and Clemens, {John David} and Shah Ebrahim and Turner, {Elizabeth L.} and Anuradhani Kasturiratne",
year = "2017",
doi = "10.1186/s13063-017-2018-0",
language = "English",
volume = "18",
journal = "Trials",
issn = "1745-6215",
publisher = "BioMed Central Ltd.",
number = "1",
}