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Prevalence and control of hypertension in a high HIV-prevalence setting, insights from a population based study in Botswana
| Title: | Prevalence and control of hypertension in a high HIV-prevalence setting, insights from a population based study in Botswana |
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| Authors: | Mosepele Mosepele, Kara Bennett, Tendani Gaolathe, Joseph M. Makhema, Mompati Mmalane, Molly Pretorius Holme, Refeletswe Lebelonyane, Omolola Ometoruwa, Lisa A. Mills, Kathleen M. Powis, Jean Leidner, Joseph N. Jarvis, Neo M. Tapela, Tiny Masupe, Lucky Mokgatlhe, Virginia A. Triant, Kathleen E. Wirth, Thato Moshomo, Shahin Lockman |
| Source: | Scientific Reports, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2023) |
| Publisher Information: | Nature Portfolio, 2023. |
| Publication Year: | 2023 |
| Collection: | LCC:Medicine LCC:Science |
| Subject Terms: | Medicine, Science |
| More Details: | Abstract In a population-based representative sample of adults residing in 22 communities in Botswana, a southern African country with high HIV prevalence, 1 in 4 individuals had high blood pressure. High blood pressure was less prevalent in adults with HIV than without HIV. Sixty percent of persons with high blood pressure had not previously been diagnosed. Among individuals with a prior diagnosis of high blood pressure who reported being prescribed anti-hypertension medications, almost half had elevated blood pressure, irrespective of HIV-status. One-third of adults in this setting (mainly men) declined free non-invasive blood pressure assessments in their households. In conclusion, our study highlights alarmingly high hypertension rates in the community, with low levels of awareness and control, emphasizing the urgent need for community level BP screening and active management to reach recommended targets. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 2045-2322 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-023-44499-4 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/174ff52153ae468a92b25f628227a934 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.174ff52153ae468a92b25f628227a934 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
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| ISSN: | 20452322 |
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| DOI: | 10.1038/s41598-023-44499-4 |
| Published in: | Scientific Reports |
| Language: | English |