Results of primary health care intervention for prevention of hospitalizations and mortality due to hypertension in Brazil, 2000 –2015

ConclusionAccess to primary health care in developing countries has additional benefits than the reduction in mortality rates due to primary and secondary prevention, such as the benefits spillovers to non-communicable chronic diseases. However, lack of resources, socioeconomic inequalities, and deficiencies in primary health care operationalization in poor regions may limit the effect of primary health care programs.
Source: Journal of Public Health - Category: Health Management Source Type: research