Differences in prevalence and determinants of hypertension according to rural–urban place of residence among adults in Bangladesh

Muhammed Al Kibria, Gulam; Swasey, Krystal; Das Gupta, Rajat; Choudhury, Allysha; Nayeem, Jannatun; Sharmeen, Atia; Burrowes, Vanessa

doi:10.1017/s0021932018000366

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Differences in prevalence and determinants of hypertension according to rural–urban place of residence among adults in Bangladesh

Published in Journal of Biosocial Science • Dec 19, 2018

Authors:

Gulam Muhammed Al Kibria

Krystal Swasey

Rajat Das Gupta

Abstract

This cross-sectional study analysed Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2011 data with the aim of investigating the prevalence of, and risk factors for, hypertension in individuals aged over 35 by rural-urban place of residence. After estimation of the stratified prevalence of hypertension by b...

Subject

Residence

Overweight

Odds ratio

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