Physical inactivity, gender and culture in Arab countries: a systematic assessment of the literature

E Sharara, C Akik, H Ghattas, C Makhlouf Obermeyer - BMC public health, 2018 - Springer
Background Physical inactivity is associated with excess weight and adverse health
outcomes. We synthesize the evidence on physical inactivity and its social determinants in …

Non-adherence to anti-hypertensive medication in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 92443 subjects

JØ Nielsen, AD Shrestha, D Neupane… - Journal of human …, 2017 - nature.com
Hypertension is a rising global burden, and low-and middle-income countries account for
80% of deaths due to complications of hypertension. Hypertension can be controlled by …

Prevalence of hypertension in member countries of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC): systematic review and meta-analysis

D Neupane, CS McLachlan, R Sharma, B Gyawali… - Medicine, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Prevalence of Hypertension in Member Countries of South Asia... : Medicine Prevalence of
Hypertension in Member Countries of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) …

Awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension and related factors in adult Iranian population

M Mirzaei, M Mirzaei, B Bagheri, A Dehghani - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background Hypertension, known as the silent killer, is a major risk factor for cardiovascular
disease. Awareness and treatment of hypertension is not appropriate in the world, and this …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and predictors of in-hospital mortality of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 infection

F Khamis, Z Memish, M Al Bahrani, S Al Dowaiki… - Journal of infection and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The severity and mortality from COVID-19 infection vary among populations.
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and predictors of mortality among …

Prevalence and risk factors of prehypertension and hypertension in Algeria

A Moussouni, A Sidi-Yakhlef, H Hamdaoui, A Aouar… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Hypertension, also referred to as the silent killer, is known to be one of the most
common chronic diseases in the world today. This study aimed to identify the prevalence …

Prevalence, care-seeking, and health service utilization for non-communicable diseases among Syrian refugees and host communities in Lebanon

S Doocy, E Lyles, B Hanquart, LHAS Study Team… - Conflict and …, 2016 - Springer
Background Given the large burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among both
Syrian refugees and the host communities within which they are settled, humanitarian actors …

A survey of hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control in health screening camps of rural central Punjab, Pakistan

ST Shafi, T Shafi - Journal of epidemiology and global health, 2017 - Springer
Hypertension is a global public health problem with increasing prevalence. There is limited
updated information on the prevalence of hypertension in the Pakistani population. This is a …

The burden and high prevalence of hypertension in Pakistani adolescents: a meta-analysis of the published studies

N Shah, Q Shah, AJ Shah - Archives of public health, 2018 - Springer
Background Hypertension has been recognized as a global health concern for developing
countries and is scarcely described in many of these countries. In Pakistan, few population …

Hypertension in Jordan: prevalence, awareness, control, and its associated factors

Y Khader, A Batieha, H Jaddou… - International journal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives. Determine the prevalence, awareness, and control rates of hypertension and
their associated factors among Jordanian adults. Methods. A multistage sampling technique …