High prevalence, low awareness, treatment and control rates of hypertension in Guinea: Results from a population-based STEPS survey

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 237-244

  Camara, A ^a,b   Balde N M ^a,c   Diakite M ^a   Sylla, D ^a   Balde E H ^a   Kengne, A P ^d   Balde M D ^a,c  

^a University Hospital   (Guinea)

^b Department of Public Health   (Guinea)

^c National Program of Prevention and Control of Non Communicable Diseases   (Guinea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES EDUCATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE CONTROL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GUINEA; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SMOKING; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; ADVERSE EFFECTS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; DRUG EFFECTS; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SERVICE; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SEX RATIO; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; AWARENESS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GUINEA; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERLIPIDEMIAS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN HEALTH; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84960394066     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2015.92     Document Type: Article

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