Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in a self-selected sub-Saharan African urban population: a cross-sectional study
| Autor: | Félicité Kamdem, Joseph Abah, Charles Kouam Kouam, Samuel Kingue, Henry Luma, Hamadou Ba, Kathleen Blackett Ngu, Andre Pascal Kengne, Cyrille Wambo, Yves Monkam, Anastase Dzudie, Christian Biholong, Walinjom Muna, Armel Djomou, Jules Ndjebet, Alain Menanga, Pierre Mintom |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Pediatrics Epidemiology Cross-sectional study Population Cardiology Prevalence Cardiovascular Medicine Environmental health Global health Medicine education Disease burden education.field_of_study business.industry Research Public health General Medicine Blood pressure Hypertension Public Health business |
| Zdroj: | BMJ Open |
| ISSN: | 2044-6055 |
| Popis: | Objectives Hypertension has been established as a major public health problem in Africa, but its specific contributions to disease burden are still incompletely understood. We report the prevalence and determinants of hypertension, detection, treatment and control rates among adults in major cities in Cameroon. Design Cross-sectional study. Settings Community-based multicentre study in major cities in Cameroon. Participants Participants were self-selected urban dwellers from the Center, Littoral, North-West and West Regions, who attended on 17 May 2011 a screening campaign advertised through mass media. Primary and secondary outcomes measures Hypertension defined as systolic (and/or diastolic) blood pressure (BP)≥ 140 (90) mm Hg, or ongoing BP-lowering medications. Results In all, 2120 participants (1003 women) were included. Among them, 1007 (prevalence rate 47.5%) had hypertension, including 319 (awareness rate 31.7%) who were aware of their status. The prevalence of hypertension increased with age overall and by sex and region. Among aware hypertensive participants, 191 (treatment rate 59.9%) were on regular BP-lowering medication, and among those treated, 47 (controlled rate 24.6%) were at target BP levels (ie, systolic (and diastolic) BP |
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