September 26, 2025HealthcareOpen Access

Quality of Care for Hypertension in Primary Health Care in South Africa: Cross-Sectional Feasibility Study

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Cross-sectional audit tests quality indicators for hypertension care in South African clinics, highlighting notable gaps.

Only 82% of patients had their blood pressure recorded in the last year, showing inadequate monitoring of hypertension.
Among tested indicators, only five achieved scores for ≥75% of patients, indicating significant gaps in care quality.
A clinical audit of 295 medical records revealed 38% of patients received all clinically indicated antihypertensive medications.
The findings suggest urgent improvements are necessary in data quality and adherence to evidence-based guidelines.

Rampamba et al. (2025) studied this question.

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September 26, 2025HealthcareOpen Access

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Cross-sectional audit tests quality indicators for hypertension care in South African clinics, highlighting notable gaps.

Only 82% of patients had their blood pressure recorded in the last year, showing inadequate monitoring of hypertension.
Among tested indicators, only five achieved scores for ≥75% of patients, indicating significant gaps in care quality.
A clinical audit of 295 medical records revealed 38% of patients received all clinically indicated antihypertensive medications.
The findings suggest urgent improvements are necessary in data quality and adherence to evidence-based guidelines.

Rampamba et al. (2025) studied this question.

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