| Title |
Hypertension in Sub-Saharan Africa: Cross-Sectional Surveys in Four Rural and Urban Communities
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, March 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0032638 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Marleen E. Hendriks, Ferdinand W. N. M. Wit, Marijke T. L. Roos, Lizzy M. Brewster, Tanimola M. Akande, Ingrid H. de Beer, Sayoki G. Mfinanga, Amos M. Kahwa, Peter Gatongi, Gert Van Rooy, Wendy Janssens, Judith Lammers, Berber Kramer, Igna Bonfrer, Esegiel Gaeb, Jacques van der Gaag, Tobias F. Rinke de Wit, Joep M. A. Lange, Constance Schultsz |
| Abstract |
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of adult mortality in low-income countries but data on the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension are scarce, especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This study aims to assess the prevalence of hypertension and determinants of blood pressure in four SSA populations in rural Nigeria and Kenya, and urban Namibia and Tanzania. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 1 | 33% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 733 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | <1% |
| Nigeria | 4 | <1% |
| Ghana | 2 | <1% |
| Tanzania, United Republic of | 2 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Ethiopia | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Sudan | 1 | <1% |
| Kenya | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 715 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 145 | 20% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 101 | 14% |
| Researcher | 81 | 11% |
| Student > Bachelor | 74 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 52 | 7% |
| Other | 140 | 19% |
| Unknown | 140 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 319 | 44% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 85 | 12% |
| Social Sciences | 43 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 28 | 4% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 20 | 3% |
| Other | 75 | 10% |
| Unknown | 163 | 22% |