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ArticleJournal of human hypertension2024

Effectiveness of a 3-year community-based intervention for blood pressure reduction among adults: a repeated cross-sectional study with a comparison area.

Rim Ghammam, Jihene Maatoug, Imed Harrabi, Sihem Ben Fredj, Nawel Zammit, Tiina Laatikainen, Erkki Vartiainen, Dinesh Neupane, Hassen Ghannem

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Article in Journal of human hypertension, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Rim GhammamUniversité de Sousse, Faculté de Médecine de Sousse, 4000, Sousse, Tunisie. ghammam.rim2013@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-9355-0268
Jihene MaatougUniversité de Sousse, Faculté de Médecine de Sousse, 4000, Sousse, Tunisie.
Imed HarrabiUniversité de Sousse, Faculté de Médecine de Sousse, 4000, Sousse, Tunisie.
Sihem Ben FredjUniversité de Sousse, Faculté de Médecine de Sousse, 4000, Sousse, Tunisie.
Nawel ZammitUniversité de Sousse, Faculté de Médecine de Sousse, 4000, Sousse, Tunisie.
Tiina LaatikainenNational Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki, Finland.
Erkki VartiainenNational Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), Helsinki, Finland.
Dinesh NeupaneDepartment of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Hassen GhannemUniversité de Sousse, Faculté de Médecine de Sousse, 4000, Sousse, Tunisie.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Raised blood pressure is the leading risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. We aimed to demonstrate the effectiveness of a 3-year community-based healthy lifestyle promotion intervention at a neighbourhood level for blood pressure reduction among adults in the context of a political transition. We conducted repeated cross-sectional surveys including 1880 (940 from each area) participants at baseline and 1977 (1001 in the intervention area; 976 comparison area) participants at follow-up. Data collection was conducted through home visits. Multiple linear regression models were used to identify the intervention effect and factors associated with blood pressure change in each area. The prevalence of hypertension was 4.4% lower (35.8% vs. 31.4%) in the intervention area after 3 years (p = 0.044). The mean systolic and diastolic blood pressures changed significantly in the intervention area, from 132.4 ± 19.2 mmHg at baseline to 130.6 ± 17.7 mmHg at follow-up (p = 0.035) and from 78.7 ± 11.8 mmHg to 76.9 ± 11.1 mmHg (p < 10

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Cardiovascular DiseasesHypertensionHypotensionAdultBlood PressureCross-Sectional StudiesHumans

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PMCPMC11001574

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