Prevalence of hypertension and associated cardiovascular risk factors in an urban slum in Nairobi Kenya: A population-based survey

摘要

BackgroundUrbanisation has been described as a key driver of the evolving non-communicable disease (NCD) epidemic. In Africa, hypertension is the commonest cardiovascular problem. We determined the prevalence and risk factor correlates of hypertension in the largest Nairobi slum.