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Blood pressure distribution in a rural Ghanaian population.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1977; 71(1):66-72.TR

Abstract

Hypertension and related complications appear, from clinical impression, to be increasing problems in urban Ghanaians. In early 1973 we conducted a blood pressure survey in 20 rural Ghanaian villages to determine the prevalence of hypertension, in comparison with studies done in Accra residents and black Americans. Rural Ghanaians had mean systolic and diastolic blood pressures which were lower at all ages than the urban groups. 2-5% of the subjects aged 16 to 54 years had diastolic blood pressures of 95 or higher mm Hg. These findings are discussed in view of the proposed hypertension control programme in Accra. We conclude that hypertension is not a significant health problem in rural Ghanaians and that large-scale hypertension case-finding and intervention programmes should be confined to urban populations.

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Pobee JO
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Larbi EB
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Belcher DW
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Wurapa FK
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Dodu SR
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MeSH

Age FactorsBlacksFemaleGhanaHumansHypertensionMaleRural PopulationSex FactorsUnited States

Pub Type(s)

Comparative Study
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Language

eng

PubMed ID

860316

Citation

Pobee, J O., et al. "Blood Pressure Distribution in a Rural Ghanaian Population." Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, vol. 71, no. 1, 1977, pp. 66-72.
Pobee JO, Larbi EB, Belcher DW, et al. Blood pressure distribution in a rural Ghanaian population. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1977;71(1):66-72.
Pobee, J. O., Larbi, E. B., Belcher, D. W., Wurapa, F. K., & Dodu, S. R. (1977). Blood pressure distribution in a rural Ghanaian population. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 71(1), 66-72.
Pobee JO, et al. Blood Pressure Distribution in a Rural Ghanaian Population. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1977;71(1):66-72. PubMed PMID: 860316.
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