How to improve awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in Africa, and how to reduce its consequences: a call to action from the World Hypertension League

G Parati, DT Lackland, NRC Campbell… - …, 2022 - Am Heart Assoc
Hypertension is the leading preventable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and disability
globally. In low-and middle-income countries hypertension has a major social impact …

Oxidative stress, GTPCH1, and endothelial nitric oxide synthase uncoupling in hypertension

Y Wu, Y Ding, T Ramprasath, MH Zou - Antioxidants & redox …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Significance: Hypertension has major health consequences, which is associated with
endothelial dysfunction. Endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS)-produced nitric oxide (NO) …

Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in Nigeria in 1995 and 2020: A systematic analysis of current evidence

D Adeloye, EO Owolabi, DB Ojji, A Auta… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Improved understanding of the current burden of hypertension, including awareness,
treatment, and control, is needed to guide relevant preventative measures in Nigeria. A …

Hypertension self-care practice and associated factors among patients in public health facilities of Dessie town, Ethiopia

S Ademe, F Aga, D Gela - BMC health services research, 2019 - Springer
Background Hypertension self-care practice is essential for blood pressure control and
reduction of hypertension complications. Nevertheless, we know little concerning …

Prevalence of hypertension and its associated risk factors in a rural black population of Mthatha Town, South Africa

JR Sharma, SE Mabhida, B Myers, T Apalata… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: The occurrence of hypertension has been increasing alarmingly in both low
and middle-income countries. Despite acknowledging hypertension as the most common life …

Prevalence of hypertension among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

TG Haile, T Mariye, DB Tadesse… - International …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Hypertension among diabetic patients is a worldwide public health challenge
and a leading modifiable risk factor for other cardiovascular diseases and death. This study …

Screening strategies for hypertension

BM Schmidt, S Durao, I Toews… - Cochrane Database …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Hypertension is a major public health challenge affecting more than one billion
people worldwide; it disproportionately affects populations in low‐and middle‐income …

Regional patterns and association between obesity and hypertension in Africa: evidence from the H3Africa CHAIR study

OM Akpa, F Made, A Ojo, B Ovbiagele, D Adu… - …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Hypertension and obesity are the most important modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular
diseases, but their association is not well characterized in Africa. We investigated regional …

Epidemiology of hypertension in Ethiopia: a systematic review

N Legese, Y Tadiwos - Integrated blood pressure control, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background Hypertension is one of the leading causes of disease in the world. This study is
a systematic review paper, intended to provide compressive evidence on the prevalence …

The economic burden of treating uncomplicated hypertension in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic literature review

E Gnugesser, C Chwila, S Brenner, A Deckert… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Background and Objectives Hypertension is one of the leading cardiovascular risk
factors with high numbers of undiagnosed and untreated patients in Sub Saharan Africa …