Awareness and control of hypertension in Bangladesh: follow-up of a hypertensive cohort.

Dewan Shamsul AlamMuhammad Ashique Haider ChowdhuryAli Tanweer SiddiqueeShyfuddin AhmedLouis Wilhelmus Niessen

Published in: BMJ open (2014)

Awareness and simple health messages increase provider visit, reduce blood pressure and improve BP control in hypertensive Bangladeshis. Longer-term follow-up is required to verify the sustainability.

Keyphrases

blood pressure
hypertensive patients
heart rate
public health
healthcare
blood glucose
gestational age
adipose tissue
social media
skeletal muscle
insulin resistance
weight loss