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Community-based screening has been promoted to augment efficiency of diagnostic services, but few data are available on the downstream impact of such programmes. We sought to assess the impact of a home-based blood pressure screening programme on linkage to hypertension care in rural South Africa.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Setting<\/jats:title><jats:p>We conducted home-based blood pressure screening withinin a population cohort in rural KwaZulu-Natal, using the WHO Stepwise Approach to Surveillance (STEPS) protocol.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Participants<\/jats:title><jats:p>Individuals meeting criteria for raised blood pressure (\u2265140\u2009systolic or \u226590\u2009diastolic averaged over two readings) were referred to local health clinics and included in this analysis. We defined linkage to care based on self-report of presentation to clinic for hypertension during the next 2\u2009years of cohort observation. We estimated the population proportion of successful linkage to care with inverse probability sampling weights, and fit multivariable logistic regression models to identify predictors of linkage following a positive hypertension screen.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of 11\u2009694 individuals screened, 14.6% (n=1706) were newly diagnosed with elevated pressure. 26.9% (95% CI 24.5% to 29.4%) of those sought hypertension care in the following 2\u2009years, and 38.1% (95% CI 35.6% to 40.7%) did so within 5\u2009years. Women (adjusted OR (aOR) 2.41, 95%\u2009CI 1.68 to 3.45), those of older age (aOR 11.49, 95%\u2009CI 5.87 to 22.46, for 45\u201359 years vs &lt;30) and those unemployed (aOR 1.71, 95%\u2009CI 1.10 to 2.65) were more likely to have linked to care.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Linkage to care after home-based identification of elevated blood pressure was rare in rural South Africa, particularly among younger individuals, men and the employed. 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