ArticleJournal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)2022
Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in Bissau, Western Africa.
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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
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- Hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa: the current profile, recent advances, gaps, and priorities.Journal of human hypertension · 2025Review
- Single-Pill, Triple Antihypertensive Therapy in Rural Sub-Saharan Africa: Preliminary Experience.Cardiology and therapy · 2024Article
- Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Hypertension Belief Assessment Tool.BMC geriatrics · 2024Article
- Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in Bissau, Western Africa.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2022Article
- Inadequate hypertension control rates: A global concern for countries of all income levels.Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) · 2022Article
- Medication Adherence and Blood Pressure Control Among Hypertensive Outpatients Attending a Tertiary Cardiovascular Hospital in Tanzania: A Cross-Sectional Study.Integrated blood pressure control · 2022Article
- Healthy Life Awareness, Blood Pressure Awareness and Insight Among Adult Individuals: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)Article
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Abstract
Hypertension is the leading preventable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. In Guinea-Bissau there are no previous population-based hypertension surveys. Therefore, the authors aimed to estimate the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of high blood pressure among adults living in Bissau. A sample (n = 973) of dwellers in Bissau, aged 18-69 years, was assembled through stratified and cluster sampling. Patients underwent face-to-face interviews and blood pressure measurements following the World Health Organization Stepwise Approach to Chronic Disease Risk Factor Surveillance. The prevalence of hypertension was 26.9%, and 51.4% of hypertensive individuals were aware of their condition, of whom 51.8% reported having received pharmacological treatment in the previous 2 weeks. Among the latter, 49.9% had blood pressure values below 140/90 mm Hg. These findings show that hypertension has become a major public health problem in Guinea-Bissau, emphasizing the urgent need to develop and implement national strategies for the prevention and management of hypertension.
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