Prevalence of Hypertension in Rural Malagasy Farmers as Defined by AHA and WHO: A Comparative Analysis

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Hilaree Wade, RN, BSN, MsGH Candidate

Project member(s):

  • Hilaree Wade

Faculty mentor:

Community partners:

  • Malagasy Team:
    Voahangy Soarimalala
    Prisca Raharimalala

Prevalence of Hypertension in Rural Malagasy Farmers as Defined by AHA and WHO: A Comparative Analysis

Project overview

This project seeks to investigate and explore hypertension prevalence in rural farmers in Madagascar and to compare the burden of disease between two differing diagnostic standards of hypertension: the American Heart Association standard and the World Health Organization definition of hypertension. It also seeks to explore the implications of using these two standards in low-resource settings.

Further analysis will be done to explore potential relationships between high blood pressure, and indicators of health, such as salt intake, sleep, stress, and BMI.

Project poster

hilareewade_prevalence-of-hypertension-in-rural-malagasy-farmers_0.pdf
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Members of the Malagasy Social Survey Team July 2022
Social Survey Team

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Members of the NIH Team June 2022
The Team

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Last updated on June 26, 2023