Prevalence and control of hypertension in a high HIV-prevalence setting, insights from a population based study in Botswana
Abstract In a population-based representative sample of adults residing in 22 communities in Botswana, a southern African country with high HIV prevalence, 1 in 4 individuals had high blood pressure. High blood pressure was less prevalent in adults with HIV than without HIV. Sixty percent of persons...
Main Authors: | Mosepele Mosepele, Kara Bennett, Tendani Gaolathe, Joseph M. Makhema, Mompati Mmalane, Molly Pretorius Holme, Refeletswe Lebelonyane, Omolola Ometoruwa, Lisa A. Mills, Kathleen M. Powis, Jean Leidner, Joseph N. Jarvis, Neo M. Tapela, Tiny Masupe, Lucky Mokgatlhe, Virginia A. Triant, Kathleen E. Wirth, Thato Moshomo, Shahin Lockman |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2023-10-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-44499-4 |
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