September 10, 2015PLoS ONEOpen Access

Hypertension, a Neglected Disease in Rural and Urban Areas in Moramanga, Madagascar

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Population

7,631 adults aged 15 years and older living in the Moramanga district of Madagascar.

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

RRRila RatovosonInstitut Pasteur de Madagascar OROny Rabarisoa Rasetarinera IAIonimalala Andrianantenaina

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Severe undertreatment despite substantial hypertension prevalence in Madagascar; leaves open scalable control strategies pending prospective studies.

Structured PICO

Population

7,631 adults aged 15 years and older living in the Moramanga district of Madagascar (3,621 in rural areas and 4,010 in urban areas).

Outcome

Prevalence of hypertension and associated risk factors

Hypertension is highly prevalent but severely undertreated in both rural and urban areas of Madagascar, highlighting a significant and growing public health challenge.

Cite This Study

Ratovoson et al. (2015) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a849fd0b494dcba9136e6b9 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0137408

Topics

Hypertension management

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Implication

Severe undertreatment despite substantial hypertension prevalence in Madagascar; leaves open scalable control strategies pending prospective studies.