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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology
Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in urban poor communities in Accra, Ghana
Journal of Hypertension, Volume 32, No. 6, Year 2014
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Background: Hypertension is a major public health problem in many sub-Saharan African countries including Ghana, but data on urban poor communities are limited the aim of this study was therefore to assess the prevalence, awareness, management and control of hypertension among a young adult population in their reproductive ages living in urban poor communities in Accra. Methods: Cross-sectional, population-based survey of 714 young adults in their reproductive ages (women aged 15-49 years, men aged 15-59 years) living in three urban poor suburbs of Accra, Ghana. Results: The overall prevalence of hypertension in all three communities was 28.3% (women 25.6% and men 31.0%). Among respondents who had hypertension, 7.4% were aware of their condition; 4% were on antihypertensive medication while only 3.5% of hypertensive individuals had adequate blood pressure (BP) control (BP <140/90mmHg) the level of awareness and treatment was lower in men than in women (3.1 and 1.3% for men and 11.9 and 6.5% for women, respectively). Among individuals with hypertension, the rate of control was higher among women than among men (5.0 and 2.1%, respectively). Conclusion: Although about a quarter of the young adult population in these low-income communities of Accra have hypertension, the levels of awareness, treatment and control are abysmally low. We recommend community-specific primary and secondary prevention interventions that draw on existing resources, specifically implementing cardiovascular disease (CVD) interventions in faith-based organizations and task-shifting CVD care through the national Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) programme. © 2014 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams Wilkins.
Authors & Co-Authors
Awuah, Raphael Baffour
Ghana, Accra
University of Ghana
Anarfi, John Kwasi
Ghana, Accra
University of Ghana
Agyemang, Charles O.
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Universiteit Van Amsterdam
Ogedegbe, Gbenga G.
United States, New York
Nyu Grossman School of Medicine
De-Graft Aikins, Ama
Ghana, Accra
University of Ghana
Statistics
Citations: 83
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1097/HJH.0000000000000165
ISSN:
02636352
e-ISSN:
14735598
Research Areas
Noncommunicable Diseases
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Ghana
Participants Gender
Male
Female