ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Uncontrolled Hypertension, Treatment, and Predictors among Hypertensive Out-Patients Attending Primary Health Facilities in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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- The global prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
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- Adherence to Antihypertensive Medication and Its Associated Factors Among Patients with Hypertension Attending a Tertiary Hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Patient preference and adherence · 2026Article
- Self management strategies for hypertensive patients on treatment in selected clinics at Ga-Dikgale, Capricorn District, Limpopo, South Africa.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Prevalence of dyslipidemia and its association with blood pressure control in Iranian hypertensive patients: insights from STEPS 2021.Lipids in health and disease · 2025Article
- Prevalence and determinants of apparent treatment-resistant hypertension among patients in South African primary care: a single-centre observational study.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2025Observational
- Epidemiology of hypertension among patients with type 2 diabetes in the Democratic Republic of Congo.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2025Article
- Integrated multi-month dispensing for HIV and hypertension in South Africa: A model of epidemiological impact and cost-effectiveness.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2025Article
- Spirituality/Religiosity and Adherence to Treatment in Hypertensive Individuals.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2025Observational
- Hypertension guideline implementation and blood pressure control in Matlosana, South Africa.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2024Article
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Abstract
Hypertension is a poorly controlled risk factor for cardiovascular disease in South Africa, particularly among patients receiving care in the public sector who are mostly from low socioeconomic backgrounds. This cross-sectional study investigated uncontrolled hypertension, treatment, and predictors among hypertensive out-patients attending primary health care facilities in Johannesburg, South Africa. The WHO STEPwise approach to the surveillance of non-communicable diseases was used to collect data, including sociodemographic and lifestyle factors, health status, and measurements for anthropometry and blood pressure along with self-reported adherence to treatment, estimated through the general medication adherence scale. Uncontrolled hypertension was defined as systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg in diagnosed patients receiving anti-hypertensive treatment. Overweight and obesity were defined as a body mass index ≥25 and ≥30 kg/m
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