在卢旺达的一个农村地区Mata Sector进行血压查
Isabella Hunjan1,2, Alice Umulisa3, Gianfranco Parati4,5
1School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.
Journal of human hypertension
|April 24, 2024
概括
卢旺达农村地区的高血压 (BP) 查显示,超过7000名参与者的12%有升高的BP,95%的人不知道. 这凸显了撒哈拉以南非洲地区可预防的重大健康问题.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 心血管流行病学心血管流行病学
- 非传染性疾病监测监测
背景情况:
- 在撒哈拉以南非洲的农村地区,对包括高血压 (BP) 在内的非传染性疾病的知识有限.
- 高血压是全球心血管疾病的重要,往往无症状的风险因素.
研究的目的:
- 为了在卢旺达玛塔部门进行社区血压 (BP) 查.
- 评估非洲农村人口中高血压读数和相关因素的患病率.
- 为了确定被查的个人对高血压的认识水平.
主要方法:
- 在2020年2月至7月期间,卢旺达农村的7000多名居民进行了户外血压查.
- 在5分钟的休息后,使用经过验证的自动振荡计监测器测量血压和心率.
- 用第二和第三个血压读数的平均值进行分析;高血压读数按等级分类.
主要成果:
- 12% (863/7000+) 的参与者表现出高血压,95%的人不知道他们的情况.
- 高血压的患病率与年龄显著相关,较高的身体质量指数 (BMI) ≥25.0 kg/m2,和心率增加.
- 1,2,3级高血压分别在81%,16%和3.7%的高血压患者中被检测出来.
结论:
- 血压升高是卢旺达农村普遍存在且基本上未被认可的问题,这表明这是一个严重的公共卫生问题.
- 这些发现强调了在撒哈拉以南非洲需要有针对性的高血压监测和宣传计划.
- 基于社区的查对于识别未被诊断的高血压和启动及时管理策略至关重要.
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