Sociocultural perceptions of physical activity and dietary habits for hypertension control: voices from adults in a rural sub-district of South Africa

• Main Authors: Kganetso Sekome (Author), Francesc Xavier Gómez-Olivé (Author), Lauren B. Sherar (Author), Dale W. Esliger (Author), Hellen Myezwa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Over half of adults from rural South Africa are hypertensive. Apart from pharmaceutical treatment, lifestyle changes such as increasing physical activity and reducing dietary salt have been strongly advocated for the control of hypertension. However, the control rates of hyperten...