May Measurement Month 2019: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Benin–Sub-Saharan Africa
| Autor: | Thomas Beaney, Murielle Hounkponou, Gildas Assogba, Neil R Poulter, Salimatou Assani, Arnaud Sonou, Corine Houehanou, Hugues Dohou, Martin Dèdonougbo Houenassi, Dominique Saka, Gwladys Kpolédji, Philippe Mahouna Adjagba, Léopold Codjo, Emily Day |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Sub saharan business.industry location.country 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology 03 medical and health sciences location 0302 clinical medicine Blood pressure Primary prevention Emergency medicine Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Bénin Republic |
| Zdroj: | European Heart Journal Supplements. 23:B24-B26 |
| ISSN: | 1554-2815 1520-765X |
| DOI: | 10.1093/eurheartj/suab018 |
| Popis: | Hypertension constitutes a major health concern worldwide and particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. May Measurement Month (MMM) is a global initiative of the International Society of Hypertension for raising awareness of high blood pressure (BP). This work aims to determine the prevalence, awareness and levels of treatment and control of hypertension among adults participating in the MMM Campaign in Benin in 2019 (MMM19). A cross-sectional survey including volunteers aged ≥18 years was carried out in June 2019 in 13 rural and urban areas in Benin. BP measurement followed the MMM19 protocol. Hypertension was defined as a systolic BP ≥140 mmHg, or a diastolic BP ≥90 mmHg (based on the mean of the second and third readings) or taking antihypertensive medication. A total of 3637 people were screened with a female predominance (61.4%) and a mean age of 44.4 ± 16.1 years. A total of 1363 (37.5%) participants had hypertension. Of 1363 participants with hypertension: 64.5% were aware of their status and 43.9% were taking antihypertensive medication. Among 598 participants taking anti-hypertensive medication, 34.9% had controlled BP (systolic BP |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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