Observational studyJournal of hypertension2013
Hypertension-related diseases as a common cause of hospital mortality in Tanzania: a 3-year prospective study.
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- Estimating drowning mortality in Tanzania: a systematic review and meta-analysis of existing data sources.Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention · 2019Pooled it
- Toward the sustainability of health interventions implemented in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and conceptual framework.Implementation science : IS · 2016Pooled it
- Traditional herbal medicine use among hypertensive patients in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.Current hypertension reports · 2014Pooled it
- Rural-Urban Differences in the Hypertension Cascade of Care in Northwestern Tanzania: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Research square · 2026Article
- Mapping healthcare service utilisation for diabetes and hypertension in Tanzania mainland: bayesian spatial modeling.Frontiers in health services · 2026Article
- A study protocol to engage religious leaders to reduce blood pressure in Tanzanian communities: A cluster randomized trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2025Article
- Development of a curriculum to educate religious leaders about blood pressure using community-based participatory research and educational theory in Mwanza, Tanzania.BMC medical education · 2025Article
- Transformation of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Services at Benjamin Mkapa Hospital, Tanzania: Findings and Experiences from 1,313 Cardiovascular Procedures in Five Years.Global heart · 2025Article
- Hypertension outcomes in a fragile setting: predictors of blood pressure reduction and control in the Central African Republic.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes Are Among the Main Underlying Causes of Death in Twenty Healthcare Facilities Across Two Cities in the Democratic Republic of Congo.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
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- Hypertension among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2023Review
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- Understanding traditional healer utilisation for hypertension care using the Andersen model: A qualitative study in Mwanza, Tanzania.Global public health · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of instructional videos for enhancing healthcare provider competencies for hypertension management - a pre-post study in primary healthcare settings, Tanzania.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- Differences in the relationship between social capital and hypertension in emerging vs. established economies in Sub-Saharan Africa.BMC public health · 2022Article
- A social worker intervention to reduce post-hospital mortality in HIV-infected adults in Tanzania (Daraja): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2022Article
- Cardiovascular diseases in Africa in the twenty-first century: Gaps and priorities going forward.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Review
- An Integrated Management System for Noncommunicable Diseases Program Implementation in a Sub-Saharan Setting.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Patient and healthcare provider perspectives on adherence with antihypertensive medications: an exploratory qualitative study in Tanzania.BMC health services research · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveHypertension is believed to be an increasingly common driver of the epidemic of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) in sub-Saharan Africa, but prospective data are scarce. The objective of this prospective study was to determine the contribution of hypertension to deaths, admissions, and hospital days at a Tanzanian zonal hospital.
methodsBetween 2009 and 2011, diagnoses were recorded for all medical admissions together with age, sex, length of hospitalization and in-hospital mortality.
resultsAmong 11045 consecutive admissions, NCDs accounted for nearly half of all deaths, admissions, and hospital days. Among NCDs, hypertension-related diseases were the most common and accounted for 314 (33.9%) of the total NCD deaths, 1611 (29.9%) of the NCD admissions, and 12837 (27.8%) NCD hospital days. Stroke (167 deaths) was the leading cause of hypertension-related death. Hypertension was the leading cause of death in patients over the age of 50 years and 57% of hypertension-related deaths occurred in patients less than 65 years old.
conclusionNCDs account for half of all deaths, admissions and hospital days at our Tanzanian hospital and hypertension-related diseases were the most common NCD. Hypertension accounted for 34% of NCD deaths and 15% of all deaths. Hypertension was the second most common cause of death overall and the leading cause of death in patients more than 50 years old. More than half of hypertension-related deaths occurred before retirement age. These findings have important implications for public health and medical education in sub-Saharan Africa, wherein hypertension and related diseases have not traditionally been given a high priority.
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