Association of relationship satisfaction with blood pressure: a cross-sectional study of older adults in rural Burkina Faso
In contrast to many higher-income settings, we found a positive association between relationship satisfaction and systolic BP in very low-income rural Burkina Faso. Our results add to the evidence regarding the contextual nature of the association between relationship satisfaction and health, as high relationship satisfaction may not act as a health promotor in this socioeconomic context.
Authors
- Beate Ditzen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5853-4572)
- Ali Sié (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3959-2520)
- Melanie S. Fischer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3907-1549)
- Mamadou Bountogo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5010-1617)
- Guy Harling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6604-491X)
- Till Bärnighausen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4182-4212)
- Felicitas Maria Jaspert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-2301-1516)
Institutions
- Philipps University of Marburg (DE)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- Agincourt Health and Socio-Demographic Surveillance System (ZA)
- German Center for Infection Research (DE)
- Africa Health Research Institute (ZA)
- Centre de Recherche en Santé de Nouna (BF)
- University College London (GB)
- University of KwaZulu-Natal (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2024-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-089374
- Primary Topic
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung
- Wellcome Trust
- Royal Society
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
- European Social Fund