Hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control and predicted 10-year CVD risk: a cross-sectional study of seven communities in East and West Africa (SevenCEWA)

• Main Authors: Samson Okello (Author), Alfa Muhihi (Author), Shukri F. Mohamed (Author), Soter Ameh (Author), Caleb Ochimana (Author), Abayomi Olabayo Oluwasanu (Author), Oladimeji Akeem Bolarinwa (Author), Nelson Sewankambo (Author), Goodarz Danaei (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Few studies have characterized the epidemiology and management of hypertension across several communities with comparable methodologies in sub-Saharan Africa. We assessed prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension and predicted 10-year cardiovascular disease ri...