Enhancing knowledge of hypertension among general practitioners in Pakistan through a Train-The-Trainer initiative
The TTT initiative effectively improved knowledge in both the diagnosis and management of hypertension among GPs, thus standing to potentially improve the current gaps in HTN care in many LMICs through similar models. Further studies are warranted to document the long-term clinical impact of this kind of training on patient outcomes and hypertension control.
Authors
- Abdul Qadir Bhutto
- Mustajab Mujtaba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7883-342X)
- Tariq Ashraf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6680-1017)
- Hasan Imam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9808-8738)
- Kanwal Fatima Aamir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4904-3653)
- Musa Karim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7941-8191)
- Nabeela Tariq (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6053-6374)
- Syed Zulqadar Hassan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8311-1253)
- Khalid Ali Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4734-6338)
- Shoukat Memon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1894-1963)
- Naveed Hussain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2567-5066)
- Muhammad Jawad Saleem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0869-4938)
- Rafat Sultana
- Ghulam Fareed
- Umair Arif (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0915-7197)
- Imran Kazmi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1881-5219)
- Muhammad S. Yaqub (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3118-5303)
- Muhammad Niaz Khan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7099-6216)
- Muhammad Waqar Azeem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6475-6072)
- Arshad Ali Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4382-5251)
- Sofia Aslam
- Muhammad Amir Sohail
- Shahid Hussain Memon
- Ijaz Ul Hassan
- K. A. Malik
- Haji Maqsood Mehmood
- Waheed Ashraf
- Muhammad Farooq Saeed Khawaja
- Muhammad Akram Asi
- Syed Khubaib
- Rehan Riaz
- Deedar Hussain Gajju
- Hassan Irshad Bajwa
- Naveed Shehzad
Institutions
- Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (PK)
- Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences (PK)
- University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (PK)
- University of Sargodha (PK)
- Crescent University (NG)
- Allama Iqbal Medical College (PK)
- Water and Power Development Authority (PK)
- Pakistan Army (PK)
- Civil Hospital Karachi (PK)
- Hayatabad Medical Complex (PK)
- Karachi Institute of Heart Diseases (PK)
- Bahawal Victoria Hospital (PK)
- Shaikh Zayed Medical College and Hospital (PK)
- Abbottabad University of Science and Technology (PK)
- Dadabhoy Institute of Higher Education (PK)
- MRC Unit the Gambia (GM)
- GIFT University (PK)
- National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (PK)
- Mayo Hospital (PK)
- University of Faisalabad (PK)
- University of Science and Technology Bannu (PK)
- The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (US)
- Mirpur University of Science and Technology (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-08-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0328447
- Primary Topic
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00