Prevalence of hypertension in the urban and rural Zulu

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11172012
AutoresY K Seedat (University of Zululand), Mohamed Seedat (0000-0001-9018-3370, University of Zululand), M A Seedat, D B Hackland, D B T Hackland
Año1982
Volumen36
Número4
Páginas256-261
Fecha de publicación1982-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Epidemiology and Community Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0143-005X • E-ISSN: 1470-2738
EditorialBMJ (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1136/jech.36.4.256
PMID7166680
OpenAlexW1992240611
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas10
Referencias citadas4

In a house-to-house study of 994 urban Zulus the prevalence of hypertension according to WHO criteria was 25% (23% men, 27% women). In a rural Zulu study of 987 the prevalence age corrected to the urban distribution was 9.4% (8.7% men, 10% women). Thus there was a pronounced difference between the prevalence of hypertension in the urban and rural Zulu (p less than 0.0005). There was an earlier onset of hypertension in the urban compared with the rural Zulu. Contrasting biosocial factors in the urban and rural Zulu could explain the differences in prevalence. Our study suggests that hypertension is not a major health problem in rural Zulus. Large-scale case finding and intervention programmes should be confined to the urban black population of South Africa

Biosocial theory · Environmental health · Population · Rural area · Zulu · Demography · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses · Medical Coding and Health Information · Medicine