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SynthesisBMC cardiovascular disorders2013

Hypertension awareness, treatment and control in Africa: a systematic review.

James Kayima, Rhoda K Wanyenze, Achilles Katamba, Elli Leontsini, Fred Nuwaha

Registry-linked trialAbstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in BMC cardiovascular disorders, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05002322 (Scaling Out and Scaling Up the Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach to Optimize the Hypertension Diagnosis and Care Cascade for HIV-infected Individuals), which is not on this map. Cited by 170 papers, 14 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT05002322 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Scaling Out and Scaling Up the Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach to Optimize the Hypertension Diagnosis and Care Cascade for HIV-infected Individuals

TypeinterventionalSponsorEduardo Mondlane UniversityRan2023 to 2025Enrolled18ConditionsHypertensionArmsSystems Analysis and Improvement Approach
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

James KayimaDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, PO Box 7072, Kampala, Uganda. jkkayima@gmail.com
Rhoda K Wanyenze
Achilles Katamba
Elli Leontsini
Fred Nuwaha

Funding

Linked; Building Capacity for Cardiovascular Research and Training in UgandaR24TW008861 · FIC · MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES · PI SEWANKAMBO, NELSON K · 2010 to 2014
$2.5M
FIC NIH HHS R24 TW008861FIC NIH HHS R24TW008861
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInadequate diagnosis and suboptimal control of hypertension is a major driver of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in Africa. Understanding the levels of awareness, treatment and control of hypertension and the associated factors has important implications for hypertension control efforts.

methodsThe PubMed database was searched for original articles related to awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in Africa published between 1993 and 2013. The key search terms were: Africa, awareness, treatment, control, and hypertension. Exploration of bibliographies cited in the identified articles was done to provide further studies. Full texts of the articles were obtained from various internet sources and individual authors. A data extraction sheet was used to collect this information.

resultsThirty-eight studies drawn from 23 African countries from all regions of the continent met the inclusion criteria. The levels of awareness, treatment and control varied widely from country to country. Rural populations had lower levels of awareness than urban areas. North African countries had the highest levels of treatment in the continent. There was generally poor control of hypertension across the region even among subjects that were aware of their status and those that were treated. On the whole, the women had a better control status than the men.

conclusionThere are low levels of awareness and treatment of hypertension and even lower levels of control. Tailored research is required to uncover specific reasons behind these low levels of awareness and treatment, and especially control, in order to inform policy formulation for the improvement of outcomes of hypertensive patients in Africa.

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AwarenessAfricaAntihypertensive AgentsCross-Sectional StudiesHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansHypertensionAntihypertensive Agents

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PMID23915151
PMCPMC3750220

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