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| Title |
Prevalence and factors associated with hypertension in Burkina Faso: a countrywide cross-sectional study
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, January 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-016-3926-8 |
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| Authors |
Joseph Kouesyandé Soubeiga, Tieba Millogo, Brice W. Bicaba, Boukare Doulougou, Séni Kouanda |
| Abstract |
High blood pressure (HBP) is an increasing public health issue for developing countries. HBP is an important contributing factor to many non-communicable diseases that were until very recently thought to be rare in developing countries. There is not enough evidence on its burden and risk factors in Africa. We report in this study on the prevalence and factors associated with HBP in the adult and active population of Burkina Faso from a nationally representative sample. We conducted a secondary analysis of data from the World Health Organization (WHO) Stepwise approach to Surveillance(STEPS) survey on the prevalence of major risk factors for non-communicable diseases in Burkina Faso. This survey was conducted between September 26 and November 18, 2013 and involved a nationally representative sample of 4,800 adults aged 25 to 64 years. The risk factors were identified using a binary logistic regression in STATA Version 13.1 software. The analysis was conducted on a sample of 4629 participants of whom 72.18% lived in rural areas. The overall prevalence of hypertension in Burkina Faso was 18% (95% CI: 16.19%-19.96%). In urban areas the prevalence was 24.81% (95% CI 20.21%-30.07%) and 15.37% (95% CI 13.67%-17.24%) in rural areas. Increased Body Mass Index (BMI) and older age were consistently associated with higher odds of HBP in both residential areas. In addition, being of male sex, fat intake, family history of HBP and low level of HDL cholesterol were significantly associated with increased odds of HBP in rural residents. The prevalence of hypertension is high in Burkina Faso with roughly one person in five affected. There is a predominant burden in urban areas with prevalence of ten-point percent higher compared to rural area. Modifiable risk factors should be targeted with appropriate and effective strategies to curb the rising burden of hypertension and its consequences. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 156 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 37 | 24% |
| Student > Bachelor | 19 | 12% |
| Researcher | 14 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 4% |
| Lecturer | 6 | 4% |
| Other | 20 | 13% |
| Unknown | 54 | 34% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 34 | 22% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 32 | 20% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 3% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 3% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 24 | 15% |
| Unknown | 54 | 34% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 25 August 2020.
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#6,709,062
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Outputs from BMC Public Health
#6,993
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#123,787
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Outputs of similar age from BMC Public Health
#101
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