Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension and their determinants: results from a national survey in Kenya

• Main Authors: Shukri F. Mohamed (Author), Martin K. Mutua (Author), Richard Wamai (Author), Frederick Wekesah (Author), Tilahun Haregu (Author), Pamela Juma (Author), Loise Nyanjau (Author), Catherine Kyobutungi (Author), Elijah Ogola (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Hypertension is the most important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and the leading cause of death worldwide. Despite growing evidence that the prevalence of hypertension is rising in sub-Saharan Africa, national data on hypertension that can guide programming are missing...