Individual awareness and treatment effectiveness of hypertension among older adults in Ghana: evidence from the World Health Organization study of global ageing and adult health wave 2.

Calys-Tagoe, Benedict; Nuertey, Benjamin D; Tetteh, John; Yawson, Alfred Edwin

Calys-Tagoe, Benedict; Nuertey, Benjamin D; Tetteh, John; Yawson, Alfred Edwin.

Affiliation

Calys-Tagoe B; Department of Community Health, University of Ghana Medical School, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
Nuertey BD; Department of Community Health, University of Ghana Medical School, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
Tetteh J; Department of Community Health, University of Ghana Medical School, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
Yawson AE; Department of Community Health, University of Ghana Medical School, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.

Pan Afr Med J ; 37: 264, 2020.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33598079

Subject(s)

Aging; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Hypertension/epidemiology; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Blood Pressure; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Ghana/epidemiology; Humans; Hypertension/therapy; Male; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Self Report; Treatment Outcome; World Health Organization

Key words

Ghana; Self-reported hypertension; WHO SAGE study; measured hypertension; older adults

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Aging / Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Hypertension Type of study: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Africa Language: En Journal: Pan Afr Med J Year: 2020 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Ghana Country of publication: Uganda

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