| Title: |
May Measurement Month 2019: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from the Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Authors: |
M’Buyamba-Kabangu, Jean-René; Katamba, Fortunat K; Ntambwe, Mireille L; Ngoyi, Georges N; Tshiswaka, Trésor M; Bayauli, Pascal M; Lubenga, Yves N; Kazadi, Serge M; Beaney, Thomas; Xia, Xin; Poulter, Neil R; Buila, Nathan B |
| Contributors: |
Congolese Hypertension League |
| Source: |
European Heart Journal Supplements ; volume 23, issue Supplement_B, page B52-B54 ; ISSN 1520-765X 1554-2815 |
| Publisher Information: |
Oxford University Press (OUP) |
| Publication Year: |
2021 |
| Description: |
Hypertension, the foremost cause of global morbi-mortality, is linked with a high mortality from numerous cardiovascular endpoints. The May Measurement Month (MMM) campaign is an annual initiative of the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) to collect information on blood pressure (BP) and other risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in adults. MMM2019 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was an opportunistic cross-sectional survey of volunteers aged ≥18 years that took place in Kinshasa and Mbuji-Mayi after the training of observers to familiarize with the ISH ad hoc methods. We screened 29 857 individuals (mean age: 40 years; 40% female). Hypertension was present in 7624 (25.5%) individuals. Of them, 2520 (33.1%) were aware, 1768 (23.2%) on treatment with 910 (51.5%) controlled BP (systolic BP |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1093/eurheartj/suab050 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/suab050; http://academic.oup.com/eurheartjsupp/article-pdf/23/Supplement_B/B52/41031611/suab050.pdf |
| Rights: |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.2DF6AB86 |
| Database: |
BASE |