Understanding therapeutic inertia in the management of hypertension in primary care: examining contributing factors at the patient and provider levels in Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, India – a mixed methods study
Hypertension remains a significant global health challenge, affecting approximately 1.4 billion adults aged 30–79 worldwide. In India, the age-standardised prevalence is 28.1%, and blood pressure (BP) control remains suboptimal. Therapeutic inertia, the failure to initiate or intensify treatment when therapeutic...