Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in Bissau, Western Africa

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  • Nuno Miguel De Sousa Lunet

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  • Tur?, R
  • Damasceno, A
  • Djic?, M

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Abstract

Hypertension is the leading preventable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. In Guinea?Bissau there are no previous population-based hypertension surveys. Therefore, the authors aimed to estimate the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of high blood pressure among adults living in Bissau. A sample (n?=?973) of dwellers in Bissau, aged 18?69 years, was assembled through stratified and cluster sampling. Patients underwent face-to-face interviews and blood pressure measurements following the World Health Organization Stepwise Approach to Chronic Disease Risk Factor Surveillance. The prevalence of hypertension was 26.9%, and 51.4% of hypertensive individuals were aware of their condition, of whom 51.8% reported having received pharmacological treatment in the previous 2?weeks. Among the latter, 49.9% had blood pressure values below 140/90?mm Hg. These findings show that hypertension has become a major public health problem in Guinea-Bissau, emphasizing the urgent need to develop and implement national strategies for the prevention and management of hypertension. ? 2022 The Authors. The Journal of Clinical Hypertension published by Wiley Periodicals LLC

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ISSN/ISSNe:
1524-6175, 1751-7176

Journal of Clinical Hypertension  Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Article
Páginas:
358-361
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Keywords

  • Western Africa; awareness; drug therapy; Guinea-Bissau; health surveys; hypertension

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