Rural-urban variation in hypertension among women in Ghana: insights from a national survey

• Main Authors: Francis Appiah (Author), Edward Kwabena Ameyaw (Author), Joseph Kojo Oduro (Author), Linus Baatiema (Author), Francis Sambah (Author), Abdul-Aziz Seidu (Author), Bright Opoku Ahinkorah (Author), Eugene Budu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Hypertension is one of the leading causes of cardiovascular morbidities in Ghana and represents a major public health concern. There is dearth of information on the rural-urban disparity in hypertension among women in Ghana. Therefore, this study aimed at examining the rural-urba...