Prevalence and factors associated with hypertension in Anonkoi 3, a peri-urban area in Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire)

• Main Authors: Julie K. Sackou (Author), Marie L. Tiadé (Author), Annita A. Hounsa (Author), Simone K. Malik (Author), Madikiny Coulibaly (Author), Angèle A. Desquith (Author), Florence K. Kadjo (Author), Serge A. Agoua (Author), Serge Oga (Author), Luc K. Kouadio (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: AOSIS, 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hypertension affects more than a quarter of the world adult population, with ruralurban disparities. In Côte d'Ivoire, the prevalence was 21.7% in 2005. The aim of this study was to determine factors associated with hypertension in a peri-urban community in Abidjan. A cross-sectional study was...