Capacity and site readiness for hypertension control program implementation in Nigeria: A nationwide cross-sectional study

Innocent Ijezie Chukwuonye; Ejiroghene Martha Umuerri; Abigail Baldridge; Yekeen Ayodele Ayoola; Mahmoud Umar Sani; Okechukwu Samuel Ogah; Olanike Allison Orimolade; Miracle Erinma Chukwuonye; Kalu Ulu Kalu; Caleb Ogechi Raphael; Nyemike Simeon Awunor; Obatavwe Ukoba; Felicity Chinyere Odoh; Henry Ifeanyichukwu Okolie; Mustapha Abdulsalam Danimoh; Apollos Daniel; Usman Muhammad Ibrahim; Sabiu Mohammed Hamza; Oluwatosin Zinnat Makinde; Adeyemi Sunday Adewole; Dike Bevis Ojji; Mark D. Huffman; on behalf of the Hypertension Treatment in Nigeria Program Investigators

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0344011

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Capacity and site readiness for hypertension control program implementation in Nigeria: A nationwide cross-sectional study

Innocent Ijezie Chukwuonye ,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: chukwuonye4@yahoo.com

¶‡ IIC and EMU share first authorship on this work. DBO and MDH are joint senior authors.

Affiliations Department of Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, David Umahi Federal University of Health Sciences, Uburu, Nigeria, Department of Internal Medicine, David Umahi Federal University Teaching Hospital, Uburu, Nigeria

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1190-135X

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Ejiroghene Martha Umuerri ,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

¶‡ IIC and EMU share first authorship on this work. DBO and MDH are joint senior authors.

Affiliations Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria, Department of Medicine, Delta State University Teaching Hospital, Oghara, Nigeria
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Abigail Baldridge,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Center for Dissemination and Implementation Science, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, United States of America
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Yekeen Ayodele Ayoola,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe, Gombe, Nigeria
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Mahmoud Umar Sani,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Medicine, Bayero University Kano, Nigeria, Department of Medicine, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria
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Okechukwu Samuel Ogah,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
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Olanike Allison Orimolade,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
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Miracle Erinma Chukwuonye,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Family Medicine, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
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Kalu Ulu Kalu,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Abia State Primary Health Care Department Agency, Umuahia, Abia State,
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Caleb Ogechi Raphael,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Public Health Nutrition, University of Port Harcourt, River State, Nigeria
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Nyemike Simeon Awunor,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Community Medicine, Delta State University Teaching Hospital, Oghara, Nigeria
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Obatavwe Ukoba,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Community Medicine, Delta State University Teaching Hospital, Oghara, Nigeria
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Felicity Chinyere Odoh,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Community Medicine, Delta State University Teaching Hospital, Oghara, Nigeria
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Henry Ifeanyichukwu Okolie,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe State, Nigeria
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Mustapha Abdulsalam Danimoh,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Community Medicine, Gombe State University, Gombe, Nigeria, Department of Community Medicine, Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe State, Nigeria
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Apollos Daniel,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Paediatrics, Federal Teaching Hospital, Gombe State, Nigeria

https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9067-0325

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Usman Muhammad Ibrahim,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Community Medicine, Federal University Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria, Department of Community Medicine, Rasheed Shekoni Federal Teaching Hospital, Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria
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Sabiu Mohammed Hamza,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Federal University Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria, Department of Internal Medicine, Rasheed Shekoni Federal Teaching Hospital, Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria
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Oluwatosin Zinnat Makinde,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Fountain Heart Clinic, Remilekun House, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
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Adeyemi Sunday Adewole,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Oyo State Primary HealthCare Development Agency, State Secretariat, Agodi Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
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Dike Bevis Ojji ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

¶‡ IIC and EMU share first authorship on this work. DBO and MDH are joint senior authors.

Affiliations Department of Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, University of Abuja, Nigeria, Department of Medicine, University of Abuja Teaching Hospital, Gwagwalada, Abuja, Nigeria
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Mark D. Huffman ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

¶‡ IIC and EMU share first authorship on this work. DBO and MDH are joint senior authors.

Affiliations Department of Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, University of Abuja, Nigeria, Department of Medicine and Global Health Center, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America, School of Public Health, Washington University in St Louis, Missouri, United States of America, The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Barangaroo, Australia

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7412-2519

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Capacity and site readiness for hypertension control program implementation in Nigeria: A nationwide cross-sectional study

Innocent Ijezie Chukwuonye,
Ejiroghene Martha Umuerri,
Abigail Baldridge,
Yekeen Ayodele Ayoola,
Mahmoud Umar Sani,
Okechukwu Samuel Ogah,
Olanike Allison Orimolade,
Miracle Erinma Chukwuonye,
Kalu Ulu Kalu,
Caleb Ogechi Raphael

Published: March 13, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0344011

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