BACKGROUND: @entity65 ( @entity65 ) are the world's leading cause of @entity204 and their prevalence is rising. @entity6 and @entity101 , major risk factors for @entity65 , are highly prevalent among the urban poor in Africa, but treatment options are often limited in such settings. This study reports on the results of an intervention for the treatment of @entity6 and @entity101 for adult residents of two slums in Nairobi, Kenya. METHODS: After setting up two clinics in two slums in Nairobi, @entity101 and/or @entity6 @entity1 were seen by a clinician monthly. Socio-demographic characteristics and clinical data were collected over a 34-month period. Records were analyzed for 726 @entity1 who visited the clinics at least once to determine clinic attendance and compliance patterns using survival analysis. We also examined changes in systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP) and random blood @entity413 (RBG) during the course of the program. RESULTS: There was poor compliance with clinic attendance as only 3.4  % of @entity1 attended the clinics on a regular (monthly) basis throughout the 34-month period. 75  % of @entity101 @entity1 were not compliant after four visits and 27  % of @entity1 had only one clinic visit. Significant reduction of mean SBP and DBP (150.4  mmHg to 141.5  mmHg, P   =   .003, and 89.3  mmHg to 83.2  mmHg, P   <   .001) was seen for all @entity1 that stayed in care for at least one year. CONCLUSIONS: Establishing a preventative care and treatment system in low resource settings for @entity65 is challenging due to high dropout rates and non-compliance. Innovative strategies are needed to ensure that benefits of treatment programs are sustained for long-term @entity65 risk reduction in poor urban populations.

Results of a XXXX and @entity6 treatment program in the slums of Nairobi: a retrospective cohort study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity101 :: ('MESH:D006973', 'Disease') :: ['hypertension'] @entity6 :: ('MESH:D003920', 'Disease') :: ['Diabetes', 'diabetes'] @entity413 :: ('MESH:D005947', 'Chemical') :: ['glucose'] @entity204 :: ('MESH:D003643', 'Disease') :: ['death'] @entity65 :: ('MESH:D002318', 'Disease') :: ['CVD', 'Cardiovascular diseases']
@entity101 :: (MESH:D006973,Disease) :: ['hypertension']
