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SUBMITTER: Goma FM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6480039 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Goma Fastone Mathew FM Mwewa Beatrice B Tembo Greenford K GK Kachamba Musonda M Syatalimi Charity C Simweemba Chabota C Chilufya Lexina L Mutale Wilbroad W Beaney Thomas T Xia Xin X Poulter Neil R NR
European heart journal supplements : journal of the European Society of Cardiology 20190424 Suppl D
Elevated blood pressure (BP) is a growing burden worldwide, leading to over 10 million deaths each year. May Measurement Month (MMM) is a global initiative aimed at raising awareness of high BP and to act as a temporary solution to the lack of screening programmes worldwide. Prevalence of hypertension is reported to reach 34% in some areas of Zambia but public awareness is reportedly low. A majority of individuals do not know that they have high BP and others do not take any medication. An oppor ...[more]