Blood Pressure Control among Hypertensive Stroke Survivors in Nigeria

• Published in: Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases Vol. 26; no. 6; pp. 1222 - 1227
• Main Authors: Wahab, Kolawole Wasiu, FMCP, Kolo, Philip Manma, FMCP, Salawu, Fatai K., FMCP, FWACP, Sanya, Emmanuel O., FWACP
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.06.2017
• Subjects: Aged; Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use; Blood Pressure - drug effects; blood pressure control; Cardiovascular; Chi-Square Distribution; Cross-Sectional Studies; Educational Status; Female; Humans; hypertension; Hypertension - diagnosis; Hypertension - drug therapy; Hypertension - epidemiology; Hypertension - physiopathology; Logistic Models; Male; Medication Adherence; Middle Aged; Neurology; Nigeria; Nigeria - epidemiology; Odds Ratio; Prevalence; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Stroke; Stroke - diagnosis; Stroke - epidemiology; Stroke - physiopathology; Stroke - therapy; stroke survivors; Tertiary Care Centers; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Stroke; stroke survivors; blood pressure control; Nigeria; hypertension

Background Hypertension is the dominant risk factor for first-ever and recurrent stroke. The objective of the present study was to assess control of blood pressure (BP) among hypertensive stroke survivors seen at 2 tertiary hospitals in Nigeria. Methods Using a cross-sectional design, stroke survivo...