This study investigates the provincial variation in hypertension prevalence in South Africa in
2012 and 2016, adjusting for individual level demographic, behavioural and socio-economic …

BACKGROUND Hypertension is of public health importance in sub-Saharan Africa, with
considerable underdiagnosis, poor management, and lack of community-wide preventive …

Background: As a response to the growing burden of noncommunicable diseases, the South
African government has set targets to reduce the prevalence of people with raised blood …

Background Hypertension is the second leading risk factor for death in South Africa, and
rates have steadily increased since the end of Apartheid. Research on the determinants of …

Background: The occurrence of hypertension has been increasing alarmingly in both low
and middle-income countries. Despite acknowledging hypertension as the most common life …

Background Hypertension, the leading single cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, is
a growing public health problem in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Few studies have estimated …

Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of adult mortality in low-
income countries but data on the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors such as …

The burden of hypertension is reported to be on the rise in developing countries, such as
South Africa, despite increased efforts to address it. Using a cross-sectional study design …

Objective: To provide the current burden of high blood pressure and related risk factors in
urban setting in Cameroon. Methods: We used the WHO STEPS approach for Surveillance …

Hypertension is the most common cause of cardiovascular diseases, accounting for at least
half of haemorrhagic and ischaemic strokes, heart failure and renal failure in sub-Saharan …