TITLE:
Population Screening Contribution in the Management of Hypertension in Koudougou
AUTHORS:
Jonas Koudougou Kologo, Aristide Relwendé Yaméogo, Boukary Ouedraogo, André Arthur Seghda, Joel Bamouni, Germain D. Mandi, Georges R. C. Millogo, Patrice Zabsonre
KEYWORDS:
Hypertension, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Screening, Koudougou, Burkina Faso
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Access Library Journal,
Vol.3 No.12,
December
14,
2016
ABSTRACT: Hypertension, chronic and silent disease, is a public health problem. The objective of this survey was to assess the prevalence of hypertension in population in the city of Koudougou. This deals with a population survey held in one day consisting of controlling blood pressure and glycaemia among patients having values above the normal ones. All volunteering patients were included in the study. We screened 497 patients during the survey. The average age of patients was 36 ± 12.4 years with extreme of 18 and 75 years. The sex ratio was 1.1. The average systolic blood pressure was 118 ± 21.5 mmHg with extreme of 90 and 200 and the average diastolic blood pressure was 70.8 ± 11 mmHg with extreme of 50 and 100. The frequency of patients suffering from hypertension was 21.6% and that of the diabetic patients was 19%. The average age of patients suffering from hypertension was 43.9 ± 14 years against 37.5 ± 12.8 years for patients suffering from diabetes. During the previous year, 49% (n = 244) had controlled their blood pressure against 51% of cases who controlled theirs during a consultation. 16.3% of patients had their blood sugar controlled (n = 81) against 43.4% who had theirs controlled during a consultation. Hypertension is an under-diagnosed disease despite the available diagnostic tools such as self-measurement. Screening programs should be set up to establish early diagnosis of high blood pressure.