Mapping the Burden of Hypertension in South Africa: A Comparative Analysis of the National 2012 SANHANES and the 2016 Demographic and Health Survey

Mapping the Burden of Hypertension in South Africa: A Comparative Analysis of the National 2012 SANHANES and the 2016 Demographic and Health Survey

This study investigates the provincial variation in hypertension prevalence in South Africa in 2012 and 2016, adjusting for individual level demographic, behavioural and socio-economic variables, while allowing for spatial autocorrelation and adjusting simultaneously for the hierarchical data struct...

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Main Authors: Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala, Chibuzor Christopher Nnanatu, Natisha Dukhi, Ronel Sewpaul, Adlai Davids, Sasiragha Priscilla Reddy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
hypertension
Bayesian geo-additive regression
spatial modelling
South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal
Mpumalanga
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/10/5445

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