Hypertension Prevalence, Awareness and Control Levels among Ghawarna: An African-Descendant Ethnic Minority in the Jordan Valley | Zendy

Khalid Kheirallah | Zendy; Mohammed Liswi | Zendy; Rami Al-Azab | Zendy; Zeyad S. Bataineh | Zendy; Sukaina Alzyoud | Zendy; Jomana Alsulaiman | Zendy; Hashem Jaddou | Zendy

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Hypertension Prevalence, Awareness and Control Levels among Ghawarna: An African-Descendant Ethnic Minority in the Jordan Valley

Author(s) -

Khalid Kheirallah,

Mohammed Liswi,

Rami Al-Azab,

Zeyad S. Bataineh,

Sukaina Alzyoud,

Jomana Alsulaiman,

Hashem Jaddou

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

ethnicity and disease

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.767

H-Index - 67

eISSN - 1945-0826

pISSN - 1049-510X

DOI - 10.18865/ed.25.3.321

Subject(s) - descendant , ethnic group , medicine , logistic regression , demography , physics , astronomy , sociology , anthropology

Treatment and control of hypertension (HTN) is a challenging issue as undiagnosed HTN prevalence seems to be high among certain ethnic groups, such as African-descendant populations. The current study attempted to measure HTN prevalence, awareness and control levels among Ghawarna, an African-descendant ethnic group living in the Jordan Valley (Al-Ghawr).

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