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April 20, 2016BMC Public HealthOpen Access

Prevalence, awareness, treatment, control and socio demographic determinants of hypertension in Malaysian adults

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Population

11,288 adults aged ≥ 30 years from 18 urban and 22 rural communities in Malaysia, mean age 53.02, 56.2%…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

SASuraya Abdul-RazakHospital Sungai BulohADAqil Mohammad DaherUniversity of Kuala LumpurARAnis Safura RamliHospital Sungai Buloh

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Implication

Highlights care gaps in Malaysian hypertension management; supports targeted interventions and prospective studies.

Structured PICO

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Population
11,288 adults aged ≥ 30 years from 18 urban and 22 rural communities in Malaysia, mean age 53.02, 56.2% female.
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Outcome
Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension

Hypertension is highly prevalent among Malaysian adults, particularly in rural areas, and rates of awareness, treatment, and control remain suboptimal.

Cite This Study

Abdul-Razak et al. (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a849fd0b494dcba9136e6b7https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-016-3008-y

Topics

Hypertension management
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