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Multicenter Study
. 2018 Jul-Aug;70(4):544-547.
doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2017.11.005. Epub 2017 Nov 6.

Hypertension in Tunisian adults attending primary care physicians (ETHNA-Tunisia)

Rachid Boujnah  1 , Laila Nazek  2 , Morched Maalej  3 , Youness El Achhab  4 , Chakib Nejjari  5
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Multicenter Study

Hypertension in Tunisian adults attending primary care physicians (ETHNA-Tunisia)

Rachid Boujnah et al. Indian Heart J. 2018 Jul-Aug.

Abstract

The aim of the Epidemiological Trial of Hypertension in North Africa (ETHNA-Tunisia) was to evaluate the prevalence and clinical profile of hypertension in a large sample of individuals in Tunisia. This was multicenter, epidemiological, cross-sectional study conducted in patients consulting primary care physicians in Tunisia. Mean age of 5802 individuals was 49.6±16.3years. The total prevalence of hypertension was 47.4% (adjusted for age: 26.9%). Control of hypertension was only 37.1%. Hypertension may also be underdiagnosed and ineffectively treated. Greater awareness and improved management of hypertension and cardiovascular risks are needed in Tunisia.

Keywords: Blood pressure; Controlled hypertension; Epidemiology; Hypertension; Tunisia.

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Hypertension severity in patients with (a) a history of hypertension and (b) newly detected hypertension. Data presented are percentage of patients within each group. (HTN: hypertension).
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