Prevalence and associated risk factors of hypertension amongst adults in a rural community of Limpopo Province, South Africa

Background: Hypertension is problem already faced by urban populations of South Africa, but little is known about its prevalence and risk factors in rural areas. Aim: To assess the prevalence of and risk factors associated with hypertension amongst adults in a rural community in South Africa. Sett...

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Main Authors: Samuel T. Ntuli, Eric Maimela, Mariannes Alberts, Solly Choma, Sekgothe Dikotope
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2015-10-01
Series:African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
Online Access:https://phcfm.org/index.php/phcfm/article/view/847