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