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May Measurement Month 2018: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Botswana
During the May Measurement Month 2018 (MMM18) campaign, we aimed to raise hypertension awareness and measure blood pressure (BP) across different communities in Botswana. Study sites included four large villages and Gaborone (capital city). Screening sites were shopping malls, train stations, church...
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2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7455262/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32884461 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/suaa021 |
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author | Masupe, Tiny Tlhakanelo, John Thato Tiro, Mary Banyana Motlhatlhedi, Keneilwe Mamela, Abraham Makwati, Obuile Kololo, Masego Phuswane, Orapeleng Lesetedi, Onalethata Motlhagodi, Amogelang Beaney, Thomas Ster, Anca Chis Poulter, Neil R Xia, Xin Mosepele, Mosepele |
author_facet | Masupe, Tiny Tlhakanelo, John Thato Tiro, Mary Banyana Motlhatlhedi, Keneilwe Mamela, Abraham Makwati, Obuile Kololo, Masego Phuswane, Orapeleng Lesetedi, Onalethata Motlhagodi, Amogelang Beaney, Thomas Ster, Anca Chis Poulter, Neil R Xia, Xin Mosepele, Mosepele |
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description | During the May Measurement Month 2018 (MMM18) campaign, we aimed to raise hypertension awareness and measure blood pressure (BP) across different communities in Botswana. Study sites included four large villages and Gaborone (capital city). Screening sites were shopping malls, train stations, churches, and workplaces. Individuals aged ≥18 years were recruited through fliers, word of mouth, and as volunteer walk-ins at the sites. Demographic and risk factor data were collected through a questionnaire prior to measuring three BP readings per participant. Weight was measured while height was usually estimated. Hypertension was defined as: systolic BP ≥140 mmHg or diastolic BP ≥90 mmHg or taking antihypertensive medication. The mean of readings 2 and 3 was used and was estimated using multiple imputation where missing. Amongst 4599 participants whose BPs were measured, 54.5% were female, while mean age was 35.9 years. A total of 1510 (32.8%) participants were hypertensive and of those, 712 (47.1%) were aware of the hypertension. Only 35.2% of hypertensives were on antihypertensive treatment with 54.4% had controlled BP. Amongst all hypertensives, only 19.1% had controlled BP. Risk factors associated with higher BP included obesity, more than 1 unit of alcohol/week and BP measured on Sunday. Less than half (47.1%) of those identified as having hypertension during MMM18 were aware of their condition, despite the escalating prevalence of hypertension in the country. Regular BP awareness and opportunistic BP measurement campaigns like MMM are recommended to improve detection and control of hypertension and other cardiovascular risk factors. |
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spelling | pubmed-74552622020-09-02 May Measurement Month 2018: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Botswana Masupe, Tiny Tlhakanelo, John Thato Tiro, Mary Banyana Motlhatlhedi, Keneilwe Mamela, Abraham Makwati, Obuile Kololo, Masego Phuswane, Orapeleng Lesetedi, Onalethata Motlhagodi, Amogelang Beaney, Thomas Ster, Anca Chis Poulter, Neil R Xia, Xin Mosepele, Mosepele Eur Heart J Suppl Articles During the May Measurement Month 2018 (MMM18) campaign, we aimed to raise hypertension awareness and measure blood pressure (BP) across different communities in Botswana. Study sites included four large villages and Gaborone (capital city). Screening sites were shopping malls, train stations, churches, and workplaces. Individuals aged ≥18 years were recruited through fliers, word of mouth, and as volunteer walk-ins at the sites. Demographic and risk factor data were collected through a questionnaire prior to measuring three BP readings per participant. Weight was measured while height was usually estimated. Hypertension was defined as: systolic BP ≥140 mmHg or diastolic BP ≥90 mmHg or taking antihypertensive medication. The mean of readings 2 and 3 was used and was estimated using multiple imputation where missing. Amongst 4599 participants whose BPs were measured, 54.5% were female, while mean age was 35.9 years. A total of 1510 (32.8%) participants were hypertensive and of those, 712 (47.1%) were aware of the hypertension. Only 35.2% of hypertensives were on antihypertensive treatment with 54.4% had controlled BP. Amongst all hypertensives, only 19.1% had controlled BP. Risk factors associated with higher BP included obesity, more than 1 unit of alcohol/week and BP measured on Sunday. Less than half (47.1%) of those identified as having hypertension during MMM18 were aware of their condition, despite the escalating prevalence of hypertension in the country. Regular BP awareness and opportunistic BP measurement campaigns like MMM are recommended to improve detection and control of hypertension and other cardiovascular risk factors. Oxford University Press 2020-08 2020-08-28 /pmc/articles/PMC7455262/ /pubmed/32884461 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/suaa021 Text en Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. © The Author(s) 2020. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com |
spellingShingle | Articles Masupe, Tiny Tlhakanelo, John Thato Tiro, Mary Banyana Motlhatlhedi, Keneilwe Mamela, Abraham Makwati, Obuile Kololo, Masego Phuswane, Orapeleng Lesetedi, Onalethata Motlhagodi, Amogelang Beaney, Thomas Ster, Anca Chis Poulter, Neil R Xia, Xin Mosepele, Mosepele May Measurement Month 2018: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Botswana |
title | May Measurement Month 2018: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Botswana |
title_full | May Measurement Month 2018: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Botswana |
title_fullStr | May Measurement Month 2018: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Botswana |
title_full_unstemmed | May Measurement Month 2018: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Botswana |
title_short | May Measurement Month 2018: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Botswana |
title_sort | may measurement month 2018: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from botswana |
topic | Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7455262/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32884461 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/suaa021 |
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