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ArticleEuropean heart journal supplements : journal of the European Society of Cardiology2024

May Measurement Month 2021: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Zimbabwe.

Rudo Gwini, Thomas Beaney, Gabriele Kerr, Neil R Poulter, Desmond Mwembe, Jephat Chifamba

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Article in European heart journal supplements : journal of the European Society of Cardiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Rudo GwiniNational University of Science and Technology (NUST) Faculty of Medicine, NUST Complex Mpilo Hospital, Vera Road, Mzilikazi, PO Box 2096, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
Thomas BeaneyImperial Clinical Trials Unit, Imperial College London, Stadium House, 68 Wood Lane, London W12 7RH, UK.
Gabriele KerrDepartment of Primary Care and Public Health, Imperial College London, St Dunstan's Road, London W6 8RP, UK.
Neil R PoulterImperial Clinical Trials Unit, Imperial College London, Stadium House, 68 Wood Lane, London W12 7RH, UK.
Desmond MwembeFaculty of Applied Sciences, Department of Statistics, National University of Science and Technology (NUST), PO Box AC 939, Ascot, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
Jephat ChifambaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Zimbabwe, PO Box MP 167, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe.

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The May Measurement Month 2021 campaign in Zimbabwe was aimed at assessing the frequency of hypertension and improving awareness among the population of the sequelae of elevated blood pressure (BP). Participants aged 18 years and above were recruited at outdoor booths to fill out a questionnaire and provide three BP measurements with 1-min intervals. Of the 2094 participants, over one-third (37.3%) were hypertensive, half of hypertensives (49.7%) were aware they had elevated pressure, and less than half (45.0%) of the hypertensive patients were on antihypertensive medications. Increasing age was directly proportional to hypertension with a large leap from 9.5 to 27.7% between the 18-29 and 30-39 age groups. Hypertension remains a major public health challenge in Zimbabwe. Improving access to preventive health screening services as well as treatment facilities is essential to early detect and control hypertension.

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