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Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension, diabetes and hypercholesterolaemia among adults in Dande municipality, Angola

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dc.contributor.authorPedro, João Mário
dc.contributor.authorBrito, Miguel
dc.contributor.authorBarros, Henrique
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-20T13:12:10Z
dc.date.available2017-12-20T13:12:10Z
dc.date.issued2018-03
dc.description.abstractObjectives: To estimate the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension, diabetes and hypercholesterolaemia in an Angolan population aged 15 to 64 years and to determine relationships with sociodemographic, behavioural and anthropometric characteristics. Methods: A total of 2 354 individuals were assessed for behavioural, sociodemographic and physical characteristics in a cross-sectional, community-based survey. Post-stratification survey weights were applied to obtain prevalence levels. Adjusted odds ratios for each variable related to the conditions were calculated using logistic regression models. Results: Overall, the prevalence of hypertension was 18.0%, diabetes 9.2% and hypercholesterolaemia 4.0%. Among hypertensive individuals, the awareness rate was 48.5%; 15.8% were on treatment and 9.1% had their blood pressure controlled. Only 10.8% were aware they had diabetes, 4.5% were on treatment and 2.7% were controlled. The awareness level for hypercholesterolaemia was 4.2%, with 1.4% individuals on treatment and 1.4% controlled. Conclusions: The prevalence levels of hypertension and diabetes, which were higher than previous findings for the region, together with the observed low rates of awareness, treatment, and control of all conditions studied, constitute an additional challenge to the regional health structures, which must rapidly adapt to the epidemiological shift occurring in this population.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationPedro JM, Brito M, Barros H. Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension, diabetes and hypercholesterolaemia among adults in Dande municipality, Angola. Cardiovasc J Afr. 2018;29(2):73-81.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.5830/CVJA-2017-047pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/7743
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherClinics Cardive Publishingpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://www.cvja.co.za/onlinefirst/DOI-10-5830-CVJA-2017-047.pdfpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectEpidemiologypt_PT
dc.subjectHypertensionpt_PT
dc.subjectDiabetespt_PT
dc.subjectHypercholesterolaemiapt_PT
dc.subjectSub-Saharan Africapt_PT
dc.subjectAngolapt_PT
dc.subjectProvíncia do Bengopt_PT
dc.titlePrevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension, diabetes and hypercholesterolaemia among adults in Dande municipality, Angolapt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage81pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue2pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage73pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleCardiovascular Journal of Africapt_PT
oaire.citation.volume29pt_PT
person.familyNameBrito
person.givenNameMiguel
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person.identifier.orcid0000-0001-6394-658X
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