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July 30, 2015Journal of Clinical HypertensionOpen Access

High Blood Pressure in Sub‐Saharan Africa: The Urgent Imperative for Prevention and Control

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Key result

Hypertension in Sub-Saharan Africa has an average prevalence of 30%, with 44% to 93% of individuals unaware of their status, highlighting an urgent need for multifaceted prevention strategies.

Population

Populations in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with or at risk for hypertension

Design

Review

Authors

JEJustin B. Echouffo‐TcheuguiAKAndré Pascal KengneSESebhat Erqou

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Overview

Urgent hypertension prevention strategies warrant immediate implementation in Sub-Saharan Africa; extends evidence for region-specific control policies.

Structured PICO

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Population
Populations in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with or at risk for hypertension
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Intervention
Prevention and control strategies for hypertension (including lifestyle interventions, health service actions, and policy changes)

There is an urgent imperative for multifaceted, population-wide primary and secondary prevention strategies to address the escalating burden and poor control of hypertension in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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Echouffo‐Tcheugui et al. (2015) conducted a review in Hypertension. Hypertension in Sub-Saharan Africa has an average prevalence of 30%, with 44% to 93% of individuals unaware of their status, highlighting an urgent need for multifaceted prevention strategies.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a62f1406a6e856b790943cdhttps://doi.org/10.1111/jch.12620
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