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Practices and factors influencing screening for hypertension among adults in primary health care facilities in Tororo Municipality: A facility based cross sectional study
(2018-11-27)
Introduction:
Outpatient units at the health facilities often miss screening adult patients for hypertension who usually come to their care, yet hypertension is a growing health problem of public health concern in Sub ...
Prevalence of hypertension and associated cardiovascular risk factors among adults aged 18-69 years in Juba city, South Sudan.
(2018-11-30)
Background: The prevalence of hypertension in Africa (46%) is now the highest in the world. This increased burden of hypertension and other NCDs is partly due to the accelerated epidemiological transition driven by drastic ...
Perceptions and lifestyle practices of hypertensive patients attending Lira regional referral hospital, Lira District, Northern Uganda
(2018-10-15)
Introduction: Hypertension is the leading cause of death in adults. About 80% of all cardiovascular deaths in low and middle-income countries are attributed to hypertension. In Uganda, the prevalence is 20.2%- 30.5% among ...