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Hypertension prevalence, awareness, and control in A rab countries: A systematic review
Author(s) -
Tailakh Ayman,
Evangelista Lorraine S.,
Mentes Janet C.,
Pike Nancy A.,
Phillips Linda R.,
Morisky Donald E.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
nursing and health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.563
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1442-2018
pISSN - 1441-0745
DOI - 10.1111/nhs.12060
Subject(s) - medicine , control (management) , environmental health , computer science , artificial intelligence
One billion of the world's population has hypertension, resulting in four million deaths per year. Data on the prevalence of hypertension in the A rab world are very limited. This review summarizes existing knowledge regarding prevalence, awareness, and control of hypertension in A rab countries. The PubMed, Cochrane Library, Scopus, and CINAHL databases were searched for publications on HTN among Arab people from 1980 to January 2011. Only 13 studies were identified in the literature from 10 A rab countries. The overall estimated prevalence of hypertension was 29.5% ( n = 45 379), which indicates a higher prevalence of hypertension among Arabs compared to people from the USA (28%) and sub‐ S aharan A frican (27.6%). Awareness of hypertension was reported for 46% of the studies and varied from 18% ( J ordan) to 79.8% ( S yria). The control rate varied from 56% ( T unisia) to 92% ( E gypt and S yria). The prevalence of hypertension was found to increase with age, occurring more frequently in Arab women.