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Patient-level factors influencing hypertension control in adults in Accra, Ghana.

Darlene Esinam OkaiAdom ManuEmefa Modey AmoahAmos LaarJoseph AkamahKwasi Torpey
Published in: BMC cardiovascular disorders (2020)
Knowledge of hypertension among patients is low. Sex, formal education and the presence of comorbidity and more specifically dyslipidaemia influences blood pressure control. High pill burden and 2-5 years since diagnosis negatively affects the attainment of blood pressure control.
Keyphrases
  • blood pressure
  • hypertensive patients
  • healthcare
  • heart rate
  • case report
  • adipose tissue
  • insulin resistance