Hypertension in a rural community in South Africa: what they know, what they think they know and what they recommend

Hypertension in a rural community in South Africa: what they know, what they think they know and what they recommend

Abstract Background Hypertension is one of the most important risk factors for cardiovascular disease and has a high prevalence in South Africa and other low- and middle-income countries. However, awareness of hypertension has been reported to be low. Health programmes can increase awareness of hype...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Vita W. Jongen, Samanta T. Lalla-Edward, Alinda G. Vos, Noortje G. Godijk, Hugo Tempelman, Diederick E. Grobbee, Walter Devillé, Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Hypertension
Hypertension perception
Hypertension knowledge
Rural community
Focus group discussions
South Africa
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-6642-3

Internet

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-019-6642-3

Similar Items