Prevalence and determinants of hypertension among pastoralists in Monduli District, Arusha region in Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Ahmed Gharib Khamis (Author), Mbazi Senkoro (Author), Akwilina Wendelin Mwanri (Author), Katharina Kreppel (Author), Sayoki Godfrey Mfinanga (Author), Bassirou Bonfoh (Author), Gideon Kwesigabo (Author)
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• Publicado: BMC, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Hypertension is among the growing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in developing countries and the leading cause of death worldwide. Pastoral areas have been identified to be at a higher risk of diseases due to challenges in their daily food production, livelihoods or mobility. U...