Hypertension care cascade in Ecuador (WHO STEPS 2018): analysis plan and code

Analysis plan, amendment and R code for a secondary analysis of the WHO STEPS Ecuador 2018 survey (adults aged 18–69 years). The study estimates stage-specific (conditional) losses in the hypertension care cascade (undiagnosed, untreated and uncontrolled hypertension) and their sociodemographic correlates, using design-based methods. The microdata are not included and are available from the WHO NCD Microdata Repository (catalog 774). The analysis plan (v1.0, 14 September 2026) is an internal document and was not publicly registered.