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

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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
- Tipo:
- Article
- Páginas:
- 358-361
- DOI:
- 10.1111/jch.14443
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- www.scopus.com
Journal of Clinical Hypertension Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
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Keywords
- Western Africa; awareness; drug therapy; Guinea-Bissau; health surveys; hypertension
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Tur? R,Damasceno A,Djic? M,Lunet N. Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in Bissau, Western Africa. J. Clin. Hypertens. 2022. 24. (3):p. 358-361. IF:2,800. (3).