ReviewCardiovascular journal of Africa
Why is control of hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa poor?
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- Suboptimal blood pressure control and its associated factors among people living with diabetes mellitus in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
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- The effect of calcium supplementation on blood pressure in non-pregnant women with previous pre-eclampsia: A randomized placebo-controlled study.Pregnancy hypertension · 2021Trial
- Nitrate-Rich Beetroot Juice Reduces Blood Pressure in Tanzanian Adults with Elevated Blood Pressure: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial.The Journal of nutrition · 2020Trial
- Assessing the burden and inequality in the unmet need for hypertension and type 2 diabetes care using a care cascade framework in Tanzania, Lesotho, and South Africa.Primary health care research & development · 2026Article
- Hypertension outcomes in a fragile setting: predictors of blood pressure reduction and control in the Central African Republic.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Effects of aerobic dance on systolic blood pressure in stage one hypertensive adults in Uganda.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2025Article
- Effect of Self-Care Activities on Blood Pressure Control Among Patients With Hypertension.BioMed research international · 2025Observational
- Delays in Cardiovascular Emergency Responses in Africa: Health System Failures or Cultural Challenges?Global health, science and practice · 2024Article
- Awareness, treatment, and control among adults living with arterial hypertension or diabetes mellitus in two rural districts in Lesotho.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Blood pressure changes during tenofovir-based antiretroviral therapy among people living with HIV in Lilongwe, Malawi: results from the prospective LighTen Cohort Study.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2023Article
- Protocol: Implementation evaluation of a combination intervention for sustainable blood pressure control in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa (IMPACT BP): A three-arm, unblinded, parallel group individually randomized clinical trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2023Article
- Understanding traditional healer utilisation for hypertension care using the Andersen model: A qualitative study in Mwanza, Tanzania.Global public health · 2023Article
- Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in Bissau, Western Africa.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2022Article
- Coping strategies and resilience among patients with hypertension in Ghana.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Reported self-management of hypertension among adult hypertensive patients in a developing country: a cross-sectional study in a Nigerian tertiary hospital.African health sciences · 2021Article
- Acceptability and feasibility of a mobile health application for blood pressure monitoring in rural Uganda.JAMIA open · 2021Article
- Health-Related Behaviours, HIV and Active Tuberculosis are Associated with Perioperative Adverse Events Following Emergency Laparotomy at a Tertiary Surgical Service in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.World journal of surgery · 2021Article
- Risk factors and outcomes of hospitalized stroke patients in Lusaka, Zambia.Journal of the neurological sciences · 2021Article
- Reasons for poor blood pressure control in Eastern Sub-Saharan Africa: looking into 4P's (primary care, professional, patient, and public health policy) for improving blood pressure control: a scoping review.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2021Article
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Abstract
In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in 2010, hypertension (defined as systolic blood pressure ≥ 115 mmHg) was the leading cause of death, increasing 67% since 1990. It was also the sixth leading cause of disability, contributing more than 11 million adjusted life years. In SSA, stroke was the main outcome of uncontrolled hypertension. Poverty is the major underlying factor for hypertension and cardiovascular disease. This article analyses the causes of poor compliance in the treatment of hypertension in SSA and provides suggestions on the treatment of hypertension in a poverty-stricken continent.
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