Changes in prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension from 2004 to 2014 among 25-74-year-old citizens in the Yangon Region, Myanmar

• Main Authors: Aung Soe Htet (Author), Marius B. Bjertness (Author), Win Myint Oo (Author), Marte Karoline Kjøllesdal (Author), Lhamo Y. Sherpa (Author), Ko Ko Zaw (Author), Ko Ko (Author), Hein Stigum (Author), Haakon E. Meyer (Author), Espen Bjertness (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Hypertension is the leading risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, and little is known about trends in prevalence, awareness, treatment and the control of hypertension in Myanmar. This study aims at evaluating changes from 2004 to 2014 in the prevalence, awareness, treatment an...