Hypertension, an Emerging Problem in Rural Cameroon: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Control
المؤلفون المشاركون
Arrey, Walters Tabi
Dimala, Christian Akem
Atashili, Julius
Mbuagbaw, Josephine
Monekosso, Gottlieb Lobe
المصدر
International Journal of Hypertension
العدد
المجلد 2016، العدد 2016 (31 ديسمبر/كانون الأول 2016)، ص ص. 1-6، 6ص.
الناشر
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
تاريخ النشر
2016-12-08
دولة النشر
مصر
عدد الصفحات
6
التخصصات الرئيسية
الملخص EN
Background.
Despite the increasing trends suggesting that hypertension is a growing public health problem in developing countries, studies on its prevalence, associated risk factors, and extent of blood pressure control have been inequitably done in urban and rural communities in these countries.
We therefore aimed to determine the prevalence of hypertension and extent of blood pressure control in rural Cameroon.
Methods.
This was a community-based cross-sectional study conducted in rural Cameroon (the Moliwe Health Area).
Participants aged 21 years and above were recruited by a probability proportional to size multistage sampling method, using systematic sampling for household selection and random sampling for participant selection.
Blood pressure, weight, and height were measured by standard methods.
Hypertension was defined as BP ≥ 140/90 mmHg.
Results.
The prevalence of hypertension among the 733 participants recruited was 31.1% (95% CI: 27.8–34.6) and 71% (95% CI: 58.7–81.7) of these hypertensive patients were newly diagnosed.
Only 21.2% (95% CI: 12.1–33.3) of known hypertensives had a well controlled BP.
Age, obesity, low educational status, and being married were associated with HTN after adjusting for confounders.
Conclusions.
The high prevalence of hypertension and inadequate BP control among known hypertensives in rural Cameroon warrants greater sensitization and regular screening to reduce hypertension-related morbidity and mortality.
نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)
Arrey, Walters Tabi& Dimala, Christian Akem& Atashili, Julius& Mbuagbaw, Josephine& Monekosso, Gottlieb Lobe. 2016. Hypertension, an Emerging Problem in Rural Cameroon: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Control. International Journal of Hypertension،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1106236
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)
Arrey, Walters Tabi…[et al.]. Hypertension, an Emerging Problem in Rural Cameroon: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Control. International Journal of Hypertension No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1106236
نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)
Arrey, Walters Tabi& Dimala, Christian Akem& Atashili, Julius& Mbuagbaw, Josephine& Monekosso, Gottlieb Lobe. Hypertension, an Emerging Problem in Rural Cameroon: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Control. International Journal of Hypertension. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1106236
نوع البيانات
مقالات
لغة النص
الإنجليزية
الملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references
رقم السجل
BIM-1106236
قاعدة معامل التأثير والاستشهادات المرجعية العربي "ارسيف Arcif"
أضخم قاعدة بيانات عربية للاستشهادات المرجعية للمجلات العلمية المحكمة الصادرة في العالم العربي
تقوم هذه الخدمة بالتحقق من التشابه أو الانتحال في الأبحاث والمقالات العلمية والأطروحات الجامعية والكتب والأبحاث باللغة العربية، وتحديد درجة التشابه أو أصالة الأعمال البحثية وحماية ملكيتها الفكرية. تعرف اكثر