The May Measurement Month (MMM) campaign was conducted in Brazil in 2023 to raise awareness of raised blood pressure (BP).
Adults aged ≥ 18 years were recruited through convenience sampling collected in all Brazilian states. Three seated BP readings were taken in each participant, and a questionnaire collected infor...
E. Cestário, Evandro José Cesarino, Nathália Hoffmeister et al.· European Heart Journal, Supp...· 0 citations
The high prevalence of hypertension, despite the young adult age, together with the high proportions of individuals unaware of their hypertension and with uncontrolled BP highlight the importance of hypertension screening and awareness campaigns, and more rigorous management of hypertension, especially among young adul...
A. Woodiwiss, L. Ware, Andrea Kolkenbeck-Ruh et al.· European Heart Journal, Supp...· 0 citations
The MMM campaign in the Philippines identified a substantial number of participants with untreated or inadequately treated hypertension, hence the need for improved awareness through establishment of year-round hypertension screening programs and the use of at least two or more first-line antihypertensive drugs to achi...
A. Mina, N. Poulter, T. Beaney et al.· European Heart Journal, Supp...· 0 citations
The gender and age-related differences in the rates of awareness, treatment involvement and BP control were revealed and those on antihypertensive medication were revealed.
L. Mishchenko, T. Chendey, M. Cherska et al.· European Heart Journal, Supp...· 0 citations
A substantial number of participants with untreated or inadequately controlled hypertension and other cardiovascular risk factors are identified, highlighting the urgent need for enhanced strategies for BP screening, management, and overall cardiovascular health promotion in Venezuela.
M. J. Armas-Hernández, Mónica L Gúzman-Franolic, T. Beaney et al.· European Heart Journal, Supp...· 0 citations
Females showed better awareness and BP control than males and the value of large-scale screening and the need for targeted public health strategies to improve hypertension detection, treatment, and control are reinforced.
Buthaina Bin Belaila, T. Beaney, G. Kerr et al.· European Heart Journal, Supp...· 0 citations
A holistic, multi-modality intervention is needed to improve both the detection of hypertension and initiation of appropriate management of appropriate management in Nigeria.
Kolawole W. Wahab, P. Kolo, U. Okafor et al.· European Heart Journal, Supp...· 0 citations
The MMM campaign identified substantial numbers of participants with untreated or inadequately treated hypertension, which reinforces the urgent need for more effective hypertension detection and control strategies to abate the rising hypertension burden.
K. Stone, Abbie R Williams, Christopher J A Pugh et al.· European Heart Journal, Supp...· 0 citations
The MMM campaign in Nepal identified a substantial number of participants with untreated or inadequately treated hypertension, and the need to strengthen community-based programs to enhance the continuum of hypertension detection and management is highlighted.
Zheng-Bang Yao, Y. Inagaki, S. Koirala et al.· European Heart Journal, Supp...· 0 citations
The MMM campaign in Vietnam identified a substantial number of participants with untreated or inadequately treated hypertension, which underscores the urgent need for strengthened national strategies to improve hypertension screening, treatment accessibility, and long-term blood pressure control.
M. Van, Viet Nguyen Lan, Son Tran Kim et al.· European Heart Journal, Supp...· 0 citations
The MMM campaign in Ghana identified a substantial number of participants with untreated or inadequately treated hypertension, which is significant to note that the annual BP screening campaign is a means to create awareness of the need to get screened and also identify individuals with high BP.
Betty Owusu-Ansah, Joseph O Kiddy-Kodua, Martin Adu-Adadey et al.· European Heart Journal, Supp...· 0 citations
The MMM campaign in Egypt identified a substantial number of participants with untreated or inadequately treated hypertension, underscoring a high burden and persistent gaps in detection and management and highlighting the need for public education, clinical management, and community-centric screening and interventions...
Marina Sous, Farah Bishay, Esraa Magdy et al.· European Heart Journal, Supp...· 0 citations
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