Hypertension is a highly prevalent and poorly controlled cardiovascular risk factor in both urban and rural communities in Sub-Saharan Africa, requiring urgent healthcare system strengthening.
Hypertension was the most frequently observed risk factor for CVD in both urban and rural communities in SSA and will contribute to the growing burden of CVD in SSA. Low levels of control of hypertension are alarming. Strengthening of health care systems in SSA to contain the emerging epidemic of CVD is urgently needed.
Hendriks et al. (Mon,) studied this question.