Consenting adult men and women must fulfill each of the following criteria:

1. be a resident of the selected commune;

2. be aged 50 years or older;

3. have a diagnosis of hypertension according to the 7th Joint National Commission of High Blood Pressure (JNC 7)

4. not be cognitively impaired (as assessed by study physicians)

5. not be a "story teller" used to develop the intervention;

6. not be a family member of another participant in the study

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