Prevalence of Hypertension in the Middle Belt of Ghana: A Community-Based Screening Study.
David Kwame DosooSolomon NyameYeetey EnuamehHarold AyeteyHarry DanwonnoMieks TwumasiCephas TabiriStephaney GyaaseGregory Y H LipSeth Owusu-AgyeiKwaku Poku AsantePublished in: International journal of hypertension (2019)
Our study showed that close to one-quarter of adults who were involved in the survey in the middle belt of Ghana were hypertensive with less than half being aware of their hypertensive status; nearly half of those on treatment had controlled hypertension. Healthcare systems need adequate resources that enable them to screen, educate, and refer identified hypertensive patients for appropriate management to prevent or minimize the development of hypertension-related complications.