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Epidemiology and awareness of hypertension in a rural Ugandan community: a cross-sectional study

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Title
Epidemiology and awareness of hypertension in a rural Ugandan community: a cross-sectional study
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BMC Public Health, December 2013
DOI 10.1186/1471-2458-13-1151
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Prashant Kotwani, Dalsone Kwarisiima, Tamara D Clark, Jane Kabami, Elvin H Geng, Vivek Jain, Gabriel Chamie, Maya L Petersen, Harsha Thirumurthy, Moses R Kamya, Edwin D Charlebois, Diane V Havlir, the SEARCH Collaboration

Abstract

Hypertension is one of the largest causes of preventable morbidity and mortality worldwide. There are few population-based studies on hypertension epidemiology to guide public health strategies in sub-Saharan Africa. Using a community-based strategy that integrated screening for HIV and non-communicable diseases, we determined the prevalence, awareness, treatment rates, and sociodemographic factors associated with hypertension in rural Uganda.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Indonesia 1 <1%
United States 1 <1%
Nigeria 1 <1%
Unknown 256 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 44 17%
Researcher 35 14%
Student > Bachelor 25 10%
Student > Postgraduate 24 9%
Student > Ph. D. Student 22 8%
Other 43 17%
Unknown 66 25%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 97 37%
Nursing and Health Professions 32 12%
Social Sciences 12 5%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 11 4%
Psychology 8 3%
Other 25 10%
Unknown 74 29%
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