Prevalence of hypertension and its treatment among adults presenting to primary health clinics in rural Zambia

Analysis of an observational database

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15378703
AutoresLily D Yan (0000-0001-6363-7920, Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia, autor de correspondencia), B H Chi (0000-0002-1435-8455, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Ntazana Sindano (0000-0001-8494-4735, Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia), Samuel Bosomprah (0000-0002-2826-3887, University of Ghana), Jeffrey S A Stringer (0000-0002-9590-7216, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Jeffrey SA Stringer, Roma Chilengi (0000-0003-0221-9527, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
Año2015
Volumen15
Número1
Páginas933-933
Fecha de publicación2015-09-21
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
EditorialBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-015-2258-4
PMID26391985
OpenAlexW1962464447
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas23

Age standardized prevalence of hypertension in rural primary health clinics in Zambia was high compared to other studies in rural Africa; however, we diagnosed hypertension with only one measurement and this may have biased our findings. Future efforts to improve hypertension control should focus on population preventive care and primary healthcare provider education on individual management

Biostatistics · Database · Environmental health · Family medicine · Observational study · Pathology · Population · Primary health care · Public health · Rural area · Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Medicine · Nursing · Epidemiology · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics