Prevalence and Associated Factors of Hypertension: A Crossectional Community Based Study in Northwest Ethiopia

2015193 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Solomon Mekonnen Abebe · University of Gondar

Yemane Berhane · Addis Continental Institute of Public Health

Alemayehu Worku · Addis Ababa University

Abstract

The prevalence of hypertension was considerably higher in rural areas than previously reported. The health system needs to develop strategies to increase the reach of relevant screening and diagnostic services to both rural and urban populations.

Topics & Keywords

Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Partnerships for the goals

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 10, Issue 4, pp. e0125210-e0125210

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0125210

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