Why the study?
Hypertension is the commonest cardiovascular risk factor in sub-Saharan Africa with rising prevalence in rural and semi-urban areas, but determinants of blood pressure control needed assessment.
Only 15.5% of hypertensive patients in a rural Nigerian cohort achieved optimal blood pressure control, emphasizing the need for improved medication adherence and lifestyle modifications.
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Low income, obesity, and nonadherence linked to uncontrolled BP; hypothesis-generating associations that leave causal pathways and intervention effects open for prospective trials.
Emonriken et al. (2023) studied this question.
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