title: Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in a rural Nicaraguan sample.
abstract: The prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension were assessed in 1303 persons who attended a free vision care clinic in rural Nicaragua. The prevalence of hypertension was 37.8% in men and 43.2% in women. Hypertension was found to be a highly prevalent disease in this group, and presumably in the local population, with low levels of awareness and control.
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Blondin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009527:Nicaragua / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires