Burden of undiagnosed hypertension and associated factors among adult populations in Wolaita Sodo Town, Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia

Abstract Background Hypertension is defined as two or more measurements of systolic blood pressure equal to or greater than 130 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure equal to or greater than 80 mm Hg. At the community level, symptoms of hypertension are not often detected in the early stages and it lead...

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Main Authors: Tadele Lankrew Ayalew, Belete Gelaw Wale, Bitew Tefera Zewudie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-06-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-022-02733-3