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Coincidence of diabetes mellitus and hypertension in a semi-urban Cameroonian population: a cross-sectional study

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Title
Coincidence of diabetes mellitus and hypertension in a semi-urban Cameroonian population: a cross-sectional study
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BMC Public Health, July 2014
DOI 10.1186/1471-2458-14-696
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Jean-Claude Katte, Anastase Dzudie, Eugene Sobngwi, Eta N Mbong, Gerard Tama Fetse, Charles Kouam Kouam, Andre-Pascal Kengne

Abstract

Hypertension and diabetes mellitus are increasingly common in population within Africa. We determined the rate of coincident diabetes and hypertension and assessed the levels of co-awareness, treatment and control in a semi-urban population in Cameroon.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Cameroon 2 2%
Tanzania, United Republic of 1 1%
Unknown 85 97%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 19 22%
Researcher 10 11%
Student > Bachelor 8 9%
Student > Doctoral Student 5 6%
Student > Ph. D. Student 5 6%
Other 12 14%
Unknown 29 33%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 25 28%
Nursing and Health Professions 15 17%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 5%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 3%
Social Sciences 2 2%
Other 9 10%
Unknown 30 34%