Prevalence, awareness, control and determinants of hypertension among primary health care professional nurses in Eastern Cape, South Africa

Background: Nurses in primary health care settings are key stakeholders in the diagnosis and management of hypertensive patients. Unfortunately, the working conditions of nurses predispose them to stress, long hours of work, shift duties and unhealthy diets, which are drivers of hypertension. Yet nu...

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Main Authors: Sizeka Monakali, Daniel Ter Goon, Eunice Seekoe, Eyitayo O. Owolabi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2018-11-01
Series:African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
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Online Access:https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/1758