Socioeconomic inequalities in hypertension in Kenya: a decomposition analysis of 2015 Kenya STEPwise survey on non-communicable diseases risk factors
Abstract Background One in four Kenyans aged 18–69 years have raised blood pressure. Despite this high prevalence of hypertension and known association between socioeconomic status and hypertension, there is limited understanding of factors explaining inequalities in raised blood pressure in Kenya....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-12-01
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Series: | International Journal for Equity in Health |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-020-01321-1 |