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0073/2014 - Unawarenessofhypertensionand its determinants in quilombola Southwestof Bahia, Brazil
Desconhecimento da hipertensão arterial e seus determinantes em quilombolas do sudoeste da Bahia, Brasil

Author:

• Vanessa Moraes Bezerra - Bezerra, V. M. - Vitória da Conquista, BA - Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde/Campus Anísio Teixeira (IMS/CAT), Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), Vitória da Conquista, BA, Brasil. - <vanessaenut@yahoo.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5333-2875

Co-author(s):

• Amanda Cristina de Souza Andrade - Andrade, A.C.S. - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Faculdade de Medicina. Departamento de Medicina Preventiva e Social.. - <csouza.amanda@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3366-4423
• Cibele Comini César - César,Cibele Comini - 3Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil - <vanessaenut@yahoo.com.br>
• Waleska Teixeira Caiaffa - Caiaffa, W,T - Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Pública, Departamento de Medicina Preventiva e Social, Observatório de Saúde Urbana, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil. - <caiaffa.waleska@gmail.com, osubh@medicina.ufmg.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5043-4980

Thematic Area:

Avaliação de Serviços de Saúde

Abstract:

This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of unawareness of arterial hypertension (AH) and associated factors in quilombola population and to describe aspects of the non-pharmacological management of AH. It is a cross-sectional study with a sample of 358 with AH, aged 18 years or more. AH was defined as those with systolic blood pressure (BP) &#8805; 140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure &#8805; 90 mmHg and/or reported use of antihypertensive drugs use. Were classified as unawareness of HA those who answered the question about knowing the diagnosis of HA. We used Poisson regression. The prevalence unawareness of HA was 44.1% (95% CI: 38.9-49.3). Among those who already knew the diagnosis and drug treatment were only 24.8% had controlled BP. The unawareness of HA was positively associated with male sex and Stage 1 of the AH and negatively with increasing age, overweight, negative self-perception of health and medical visits. For nonpharmacological management, low percentages of quilombola reported appropriate standard recommendations of care. Hypertension stands out as an important public health problem among quilombola population, revealing great vulnerability as reported by to poor levels of awareness, treatment and control.

Keywords:

Hypertension; Awareness; Vulnerable Communities; Sectional Studies.

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Bezerra, V. M., Andrade, A.C.S., César,Cibele Comini, Caiaffa, W,T. Unawarenessofhypertensionand its determinants in quilombola Southwestof Bahia, Brazil. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2014/Oct). [Citado em 22/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/unawarenessofhypertensionand-its-determinants-in-quilombola-southwestof-bahia-brazil/15057?id=15057&id=15057



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