The Burden of Hypertension and Diabetes in an Emergency Department in Northern Tanzania

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ID15314907
AutoresJulian T Hertz (0000-0002-7396-4789, Duke University, autor correspondente), Francis Sakita (0000-0001-5879-6564, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre), Francis M Sakita, Preeti Manavalan (0000-0001-7587-224X, Duke University), Deng B Madut (0000-0003-4023-3928, Duke University), Nathan M Thielman (0000-0001-8152-2879, Duke University), Blandina T Mmbaga (0000-0002-5550-1916, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre), Catherine Staton (0000-0002-6468-2894, Duke University), Catherine A Staton (0000-0001-7061-5762), Sophie W Galson (0000-0003-4709-6006, Duke University)
Ano2019
Volume29
Fascículo4
Páginas559-566
Data de publicação2019-10-17
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoEthnicity & Disease (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1049-510X • E-ISSN: 1945-0826
EditoraEthnicity & Disease, Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.18865/ed.29.4.559
PMID31641323
OpenAlexW2980557931
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas3
Referências citadas5

The burden of hypertension and diabetes in a Tanzanian ED is high, and the ED may serve as an opportune location for case identification and linkage-to-care interventions. Given the large proportion of Africans with undiagnosed hypertension and diabetes, an ED-based screening program would likely identify many new cases of these diseases. The high burden of hypertension- and diabetes-related hospitalizations highlights the urgent need for improvements in primary preventative care in Tanzania

Diabetes mellitus · Emergency department · Environmental health · Geography · Medical emergency · Psychiatry · Tanzania · Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies · Chronic Disease Management Strategies · Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention · Medicine · Emergency Medicine · Endocrinology