Prevalence, awareness and management of hypertension in Cameroon: findings of the 2003 Cameroon Burden of Diabetes Baseline Survey

Kamadjeu, Raoul; Edwards, Richard; Js, Atanga; Unwin, Nigel; Ec, Kiawi; Mbanya, Jean Claude

doi:10.1038/sj.jhh.1001936

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“…[19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32] Other international investigations have studied factors associated with prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension. [21][22][23][28][29][30][31][33][34][35] Our results are consistent with several previous reports. The figure of awareness, treatment and control was lower than the average in high-income countries and similar to corresponding figures for low-and middle-income countries.…”

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Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in Vietnam—results from a national survey

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The objective of this study was to estimate mean blood pressure (BP), prevalence of hypertension (defined as BP X140/90 mm Hg) and its awareness, treatment and control in the Vietnamese adult population. This crosssectional survey took place in eight Vietnamese provinces and cities. Multi-stage stratified sampling was used to select 9832 participants from the general population aged 25 years and over. Trained observers obtained two or three BP measurements from each person, using an automatic sphygmomanometer. Information on socio-geographical factors and anti-hypertensive medications was obtained using a standard questionnaire. The overall prevalence of hypertension was 25.1%, 28.3% in men and 23.1% in women. Among hypertensives, 48.4% were aware of their elevated BP, 29.6% had treatment and 10.7% achieved targeted BP control (o140/90 mm Hg). Among hypertensive aware, 61.1% had treatment, and among hypertensive treated, 36.3% had well control. Hypertension increased with age in both men and women. The hypertension was significantly higher in urban than in rural areas (32.7 vs 17.3%, Po0.001). Hypertension is a major and increasing public health problem in Vietnam. Prevalence among adults is high, whereas the proportions of hypertensives aware, treated and controlled were unacceptably low. These results imply an urgent need to develop national strategies to improve prevention and control of hypertension in Vietnam.

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Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in Vietnam—results from a national survey

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“…A literature search of MEDLINE of studies published from January 1980 through July 2003 reported a varied prevalence of hypertension around the world, with the lowest prevalence in rural India (3.4% in men and 6.8% in women) and the highest prevalence in Poland (68.9% in men and 72.5% in women) 5 . In developing countries, studies have projected an increase of 80% in the number of hypertensives by the year 2025 6 . In a study of seven populations of 9 carried out a study in a university community in South-western Nigeria, and the overall crude prevalence of hypertension was 21% in the respondent population.…”

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“…Report from the non-comminucable disease survey study of 1997 showed that only about a third of Nigerians who were hypertensive were aware of their condition 4 . In a study carried out in urban Cameroon, in 2003 only 23% of all hypertensive patients were aware of their status 6 . In 2003, Cappuccino et al 8 in Ghana found that out of the 291 respondents diagnosed with hypertension, only 22% had prior knowledge of their condition.…”

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Hypertension prevalence and awareness among a health workforce in Nigeria

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et al. 2015

Internet Journal of Medical Update - EJOURNAL

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ABSTRACT:Hypertension is now being widely reported in Africa and it is a major factor in the high mortality of adults in sub-Saharan Africa. Unfortunately hypertension is often unnoticed and undiagnosed because it is usually asymptomatic. As such, many people with hypertension are unaware of their condition. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of hypertension and related risk factors and to assess the level of awareness of hypertensive status among the health workers. This study is a descriptive survey carried out among the health workers at the Baptist Medical Centre Ogbomoso, Nigeria. A total of 324 consenting health workers of the institution were enrolled for the study. A standardized questionnaire was used to collect socio-demographic data. Measurements of blood pressure, weight and height were carried out and body mass indices were calculated.The prevalence of hypertension is 20.1% in the studied population. A strong association was found between the prevalence of hypertension and increasing age, body mass index, alcohol consumption and duration of employment. Awareness of hypertensive status was good as 64.7% of the hypertensive subjects in this study were aware of their status.There is a higher awareness of hypertensive status among the health workers in this study than in the general populace. Approximately a third of the health workers were however unaware of their hypertensive status. This demonstrates the asymptomatic nature of the disease and as such routine screening is very important even among health workers.

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“…[1][2][3] There are many mediators of this amplification of atherosclerosis including the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, abnormalities of extracellular matrix turnover, endothelial damage/dysfunction, vascular inflammation, insulin resistance, platelet activation and changes in the coagulation cascade leading to a pro-thrombotic state. [4][5][6] It is accepted that aggressive blood pressure reduction in patients with diabetes and hypertension has important benefits on a range of surrogate clinical end points [7][8][9] and confers protection against both macro-and microvascular diseases.…”

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