Stroke in Africa: profile, progress, prospects and priorities

RO Akinyemi, B Ovbiagele, OA Adeniji… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Stroke is a leading cause of disability, dementia and death worldwide. Approximately 70% of
deaths from stroke and 87% of stroke-related disability occur in low-income and middle …

Cardiovascular diseases in Africa in the twenty-first century: gaps and priorities going forward

NW Minja, D Nakagaayi, T Aliku, W Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In 2015, the United Nations set important targets to reduce premature cardiovascular
disease (CVD) deaths by 33% by 2030. Africa disproportionately bears the brunt of CVD …

How to optimize the adherence to a guideline-directed medical therapy in the secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases: a clinical consensus statement from …

RFE Pedretti, D Hansen, M Ambrosetti… - European journal of …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
A key factor to successful secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is optimal
patient adherence to treatment. However, unsatisfactory rates of adherence to treatment for …

[HTML][HTML] Cardiovascular disease prevention and management in the COVID-19 era and beyond: an international perspective

MA Faghy, J Yates, AP Hills, S Jayasinghe… - Progress in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite some indicators of a localized curtailing of cardiovascular disease (CVD)
prevalence, CVD remains one of the largest contributors to global morbidity and mortality …

Non-communicable diseases and urbanization in African cities: a narrative review

K Juma, PA Juma, C Shumba, P Otieno… - Public health in …, 2019 - books.google.com
Rapid urbanization in Africa has been linked to the growing burden of noncommunicable
diseases (NCDs). Urbanization processes have amplified lifestyle risk factors for NCDs …

Patients' knowledge on cardiovascular risk factors and associated lifestyle behaviour in Ethiopia in 2018: A cross-sectional study

LB Negesa, J Magarey, P Rasmussen, JML Hendriks - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is posing a major public health challenge
globally. Evidence reports significant gaps in knowledge of cardiovascular risk factors …

Knowledge and poor understanding factors of stroke and heart attack symptoms

CH Han, H Kim, S Lee, JH Chung - International journal of environmental …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Objectives: Adequate awareness of cardiovascular disease (CVD) may help in its prevention
and control. Therefore, we evaluated knowledge among the general population of stroke …

Mapping the burden of hypertension in South Africa: a comparative analysis of the national 2012 SANHANES and the 2016 Demographic and Health Survey

NB Kandala, CC Nnanatu, N Dukhi, R Sewpaul… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
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 …

The role of lifestyle factors in controlling blood pressure among hypertensive patients in two health facilities in urban Ghana: a cross‐sectional study

E Modey Amoah, D Esinam Okai… - International Journal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction. Despite efforts to combat hypertension by pharmacotherapy, hypertension
control rates remain low. Lifestyle modifications of individuals diagnosed with hypertension …

Knowledge, prevention practice and associated factors of stroke among hypertensive and diabetic patients–a systematic review

AD Melak, D Wondimsigegn, ZD Kifle - Risk Management and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Because of the inadequate level of public awareness of the disease, the
incidence of stroke has been sharply rising. Eventually, due to the prehospital delay, many …