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Table 2 Intervention parameters applied to South Africa

From: Hypertension education and adherence in South Africa: a cost-effectiveness analysis of community health workers

Parameter

Value

Number of visits by CHW per hypertensive patient

2 per year

Reduction in blood pressure

4 mmHg (2–7 mmHg)

Number of households per CHW

 

   Average

260

     Urban

300

     Rural

225

     Deep rural

150

Number of CHWs per Nurse coordinator

6

Number of training days/year

2