# Building Capacity on Hypertension Management in Nigeria

**Authors:** Shivani Mishra, Anyiekere Ekanem, Daniel Henry, Esther Idang, Ifiok Ituen, Saviour Okon, Dorcas Ekpoudom, Weixi Chen, Deborah Onakomaiya, Nafesa Kanneh, Daphne Lew, Erinn M. Hade, Angela A. Aifah, Eno Angela Attah, Gbenga Ogedegbe, Dike Ojji

PMC · DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.1674 · JAMA Network Open · 2026-03-06

## TL;DR

This study examines how a training program improved healthcare workers' knowledge of hypertension treatment in Nigeria.

## Contribution

The novelty lies in evaluating the impact of a simplified hypertension protocol training on healthcare workers in Nigeria.

## Key findings

- Health care workers showed improved knowledge after the training program.
- The study provides baseline data for future hypertension management interventions in Nigeria.

## Abstract

This cross-sectional study estimates changes in health care workers’ knowledge of the simplified Nigerian hypertension treatment protocol after participating in a hypertension management training program.

## Full-text entities

- **Diseases:** noncommunicable disease (MESH:D000073296), infectious diseases (MESH:D003141), Hypertension (MESH:D006973)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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## References

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