Prevalence and associations of hypertension detection, treatment and control in Cape Town
Participants who were female and with comorbid diabetes were more likely to have better hypertension care overall, while the poorest and less urbanised participants were less likely to have their hypertension detected. Strategies are required to ensure equitable distribution of hypertension care. In-depth research is required to understand the contributors to suboptimal hypertension care, which likely differ by age, gender, socioeconomic status and level of care.
Authors
- André Pascal Kengne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5183-131X)
- Nasheeta Peer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2131-8344)
- Jaya A. George (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8769-3505)
- Naomi Levitt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6480-8066)
- Carl Lombard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2136-6533)
Institutions
- National Health Laboratory Service (ZA)
- South African Medical Research Council (ZA)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- South African Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-05-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22307-0
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.78
Funders
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Harvard University
- South African Medical Research Council
- Servier
- Medical Research Council