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Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in Cameroonians aged 50 years and older: A community-based study.
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- Care Cascades for Hypertension in Low-Income Settings: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of public health · 2023Pooled it
- Determinants of systemic hypertension in older adults in Africa: a systematic review.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2019Pooled it
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- Prevalence, risks factors, and control of hypertension in Guinean older adults in 2021: a cross-sectional survey.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension among 10663 Adults Based on the Baseline Data of the Kherameh Cohort Study.The journal of Tehran Heart Center · 2023Article
- Undiagnosed hypertension and its determinants among hypertensive patients in rural districts of northwest Ethiopia: a mediation analysis.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with overweight and obesity in selected health areas in a rural health district in Cameroon: a cross-sectional analysis.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Hypertension prevalence, associated factors, treatment and control in rural Cameroon: a cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2020Article
- Determinants of Active and Healthy Ageing in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from Cameroon.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- The spectrum of heart disease among adults at the Bamenda Regional Hospital, North west Cameroon: a semi urban setting.BMC research notes · 2019Article
- Non-adherence to antihypertensive pharmacotherapy in Buea, Cameroon: a cross-sectional community-based study.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2018Article
- Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in Cameroonians aged 50 years and older: A community-based study.Health science reports · 2018Article
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Abstract
aimsTo assess the prevalence of hypertension (HTN) in a rural elderly population (50 y and older) in Cameroon; evaluate the rates of awareness, treatment, and control of HTN in this population; and describe factors associated with HTN in this population. METHODS AND
resultsA total of 501 participants aged 50 years and older were randomly recruited from May to July 2013 in a house-to-house survey of the Batibo Health District. Data were measured using standardized methods modelled after the World Health Organization STEPwise approach to Surveillance. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 20.0 was used for statistical analysis. Chi-square, Fisher's exact or Student
conclusionThe prevalence of HTN amongst the elderly in the Batibo Health District is high. Emphasis should be on patient education to improve the rates of blood pressure control amongst patients on treatment for HTN. Healthy lifestyle measures such as reduction in salt intake and increase in physical exercise should be encouraged amongst the elderly.
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