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Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria for QUality Improvement Cardiovascular care Kwara-I

From: Cardiovascular disease prevention in rural Nigeria in the context of a community based health insurance scheme: QUality Improvement Cardiovascular care Kwara-I (QUICK-I)

Inclusion criteria

   1. ≥ 18 years of age

 

   2. Visiting the outpatient clinic/admitted to the clinic

 

   3. Enrolled in the Hygeia Community Health Plan

 

   4. At least one of the following:

 

a. diagnosis of hypertension

 

b. diagnosis of diabetes mellitus

 

c. established cardiovascular disease (stroke, myocardial infarction, angina pectoris)

 

d. diagnosis of renal disease

Exclusion criteria

   1. Patients who are unwilling to provide consent for data collection

 

   2. All pregnant or lactating females

 

   3. All patients with suspected secondary hypertension

 

   4. Any person who is incapable of giving informed consent

 

   5. Patients who are not permanently residing in Kwara State*

  1. *Patients who are not permanently residing in Kwara State are not eligible for the HCHP program.