Variations in knowledge, awareness and treatment of hypertension and stroke risk by country income level

202047 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Martin O' Donnell · Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway

Graeme J. Hankey · The University of Western Australia

Sumathy Rangarajan · Population Health Research Institute

Siu Lim Chin · Population Health Research Institute

Rao Ps · Population Health Research Institute

John Ferguson · Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway

Denis Xavier

Abstract

Deficits in knowledge, detection and treatment of hypertension contribute to higher risk of stroke, younger age of onset and larger proportion of intracerebral haemorrhage in lower-income countries.

Topics & Keywords

Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Healthcare Systems and Public Health Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention

UN Sustainable Development Goals

No poverty

Publication Details

Published in: Heart

Volume 107, Issue 4, pp. 282-289

DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2019-316515

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