Temporal variation in prevalence, awareness and control of hypertension in urban and rural areas in Northeast Brazil between 2006 and 2016

• Main Authors: Nathália Paula de Souza (Author), Eduarda Ângela Pessoa Cesse (Author), Wayner Vieira de Souza (Author), Annick Fontbonne (Author), Maria Nelly Sobreira de Carvalho Barreto (Author), Mélanie Le Goff (Author), Malaquias Batista Filho (Author), Catherine Féart (Author), Pedro Israel Cabral de Lira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract: To assess the evolution in prevalence, awareness and control of hypertension for over 10 years in Pernambuco State, Northeast Brazil, two cross-sectional studies were conducted based on random samples of households in urban and rural areas, in 2006 and 2015/2016, involving adults aged 20 y...