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Prevalence of hypertension in the urban and rural Zulu.
J Epidemiol Community Health. 1982 Dec; 36(4):256-61.JE

Abstract

In a house-to-house study of 994 urban Zulus the prevalence of hypertension according to WHO criteria was 25% (23% men, 27% women). In a rural Zulu study of 987 the prevalence age corrected to the urban distribution was 9.4% (8.7% men, 10% women). Thus there was a pronounced difference between the prevalence of hypertension in the urban and rural Zulu (p less than 0.0005). There was an earlier onset of hypertension in the urban compared with the rural Zulu. Contrasting biosocial factors in the urban and rural Zulu could explain the differences in prevalence. Our study suggests that hypertension is not a major health problem in rural Zulus. Large-scale case finding and intervention programmes should be confined to the urban black population of South Africa.

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Authors

Seedat YK
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Seedat MA
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Hackland DB
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MeSH

AdultAfrican Continental Ancestry GroupAgedAlbuminuriaFemaleGlycosuriaHumansHypertensionMaleMiddle AgedRural HealthSouth AfricaUrban Health

Pub Type(s)

Comparative Study
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

7166680

Citation

Seedat, Y K., et al. "Prevalence of Hypertension in the Urban and Rural Zulu." Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, vol. 36, no. 4, 1982, pp. 256-61.
Seedat YK, Seedat MA, Hackland DB. Prevalence of hypertension in the urban and rural Zulu. J Epidemiol Community Health. 1982;36(4):256-61.
Seedat, Y. K., Seedat, M. A., & Hackland, D. B. (1982). Prevalence of hypertension in the urban and rural Zulu. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 36(4), 256-61.
Seedat YK, Seedat MA, Hackland DB. Prevalence of Hypertension in the Urban and Rural Zulu. J Epidemiol Community Health. 1982;36(4):256-61. PubMed PMID: 7166680.
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