SynthesisNursing & health sciences2014
Hypertension prevalence, awareness, and control in Arab countries: a systematic review.
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69 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 121 citations in OpenAlex.
- Global prevalence and trends in hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus among slum residents: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2022Pooled it
- Physical inactivity, gender and culture in Arab countries: a systematic assessment of the literature.BMC public health · 2018Pooled it
- Non-adherence to anti-hypertensive medication in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 92443 subjects.Journal of human hypertension · 2017Pooled it
- Women in Saudi Arabia and the Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Systematic Review.Journal of environmental and public health · 2016Pooled it
- The prevalence, awareness, and control of hypertension among workers in West Africa: a systematic review.Global health action · 2015Pooled it
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- Prevalence of undiagnosed hypertension and risk assessment using a validated survey in community-based screening in Amman, Jordan.PloS one · 2026Article
- Smoking status among hypertensive patients in Mosul City.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
- Arabic translation and validation of the dementia knowledge assessment scale (DKAS-A) and public knowledge assessment in the United Arab Emirates.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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- Factors affecting adherence to hypertension medications in hypertensive patients attending to primary health care units in Bahrain.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2025Article
- Gender Differences in Blood Pressure Control Among Hypertensive Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study at a Tertiary Hospital.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2025Article
- Investigating the Role of Gene Polymorphisms in Hypertension: Evidence from the Jordanian Population.Vascular health and risk management · 2025Article
- Psychological stress among hypertensive male patients in Jordan: prevalence and associated factors.BMC public health · 2024Article
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- Evaluation of Hypertension-Related Knowledge, Medication Adherence, and Associated Factors Among Hypertensive Patients in the Aljouf Region, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- ACE gene polymorphism and susceptibility to hypertension in a Jordanian adult population.PloS one · 2024Article
- Stage of Change of Transtheoretical Model for Nine Health-Related Behaviors Among Hypertensive Patients: Cross-Sectional Study.Patient preference and adherence · 2024Article
- Disease burden among refugees in camps on mainland Greece, 2016-2017: a retrospective cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2023Article
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Abstract
One billion of the world's population has hypertension, resulting in four million deaths per year. Data on the prevalence of hypertension in the Arab world are very limited. This review summarizes existing knowledge regarding prevalence, awareness, and control of hypertension in Arab countries. The PubMed, Cochrane Library, Scopus, and CINAHL databases were searched for publications on HTN among Arab people from 1980 to January 2011. Only 13 studies were identified in the literature from 10 Arab countries. The overall estimated prevalence of hypertension was 29.5% (n = 45 379), which indicates a higher prevalence of hypertension among Arabs compared to people from the USA (28%) and sub-Saharan African (27.6%). Awareness of hypertension was reported for 46% of the studies and varied from 18% (Jordan) to 79.8% (Syria). The control rate varied from 56% (Tunisia) to 92% (Egypt and Syria). The prevalence of hypertension was found to increase with age, occurring more frequently in Arab women.
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