Urbanization and Socioeconomic Disparities in Hypertension among Older Adult Women in Sudan | Zendy

Shahd Osman | Zendy; Christy Costanian | Zendy; Beyhan Annan | Zendy; Fouad M. Fouad | Zendy; Miran A. Jaffa | Zendy; Abla Mehio Sibai | Zendy

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Urbanization and Socioeconomic Disparities in Hypertension among Older Adult Women in Sudan

Author(s) -

Shahd Osman,

Christy Costanian,

Beyhan Annan,

Fouad M. Fouad,

Miran A. Jaffa,

Abla Mehio Sibai

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

annals of global health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.602

H-Index - 66

ISSN - 2214-9996

DOI - 10.5334/aogh.2404

Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , urbanization , medicine , environmental health , demography , economic growth , sociology , economics , population

Evidence from the developed world associates higher prevalence of hypertension with lower socioeconomic status (SES). However, patterns of association are not as clear in Africa and other developing countries, with varying levels of socioeconomic development and epidemiological transition. Using wealth and education as indicators, we investigated association between SES and hypertension among older adult women in Sudan and examined whether urbanicity mediates the relationship.

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