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SUBMITTER: Ture R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8925014 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Turé Ruben R Damasceno Albertino A Djicó Mouhammed M Lunet Nuno N
Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.) 20220216 3
Hypertension is the leading preventable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. In Guinea-Bissau there are no previous population-based hypertension surveys. Therefore, the authors aimed to estimate the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of high blood pressure among adults living in Bissau. A sample (n = 973) of dwellers in Bissau, aged 18-69 years, was assembled through stratified and cluster sampling. Patients underwent face-to-face interviews and blood pressure measurements follow ...[more]