Individual and area-level socioeconomic correlates of hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control in uMgungundlovu, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

• Main Authors: SLM Madela (Author), NW Harriman (Author), R Sewpaul (Author), AD Mbewu (Author), DR Williams (Author), S Sifunda (Author), T Manyaapelo (Author), A Nyembezi (Author), SP Reddy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Hypertension is the second leading risk factor for death in South Africa, and rates have steadily increased since the end of Apartheid. Research on the determinants of hypertension in South Africa has received considerable attention due to South Africa's rapid urbanization a...