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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Nursing Research
  • Health Education

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  • Hypertension is a leading global cause of premature death.
  • Nurses, as embedded providers, offer crucial insights for improving hypertension outcomes.
  • Effective hypertension management requires contextually relevant strategies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore healthcare provider perceptions of hypertension care in Zambia.
  • To develop contextually relevant hypertension education for nurses.
  • To assess the impact of education on nurses' knowledge and attitudes.

Main Methods:

  • Sequential mixed-method study design.
  • Qualitative interviews with 15 nurses.
  • Quantitative pre- and post-tests following a hypertension education workshop.
  • Thematic evaluation of provider perceptions.

Main Results:

  • Thematic analysis identified infrastructure and belief/behavior categories, including medication adherence.
  • A statistically significant improvement was observed in healthcare providers' knowledge and attitude toward hypertension (z = -2.17, p < 0.05, r = -0.33).
  • No significant change was found in one of the two pre- and post-tests analyzed (z = -0.41, p = 0.67).

Conclusions:

  • Developing effective hypertension care solutions requires policy-level changes and locally relevant information.
  • Nurses' cultural and contextual expertise positions them to significantly impact population health goals for hypertension.
  • Context-specific education enhances nurses' capacity in hypertension management.