May Measurement Month 2019: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Malawi.

May Measurement Month (MMM) is a global initiative that aims at raising awareness and screening people for high blood pressure (BP). Malawi has participated in MMM since 2017. A 2017 STEPwise Survey conducted in Malawi among 4187 participants found that 65.

May Measurement Month 2018: an analysis of blood pressure screening results from Malawi.

Raised blood pressure (BP) is a growing health care problem in the world leading to over 10 million deaths annually. May Measurement Month (MMM), which aims at raising awareness and screening people for raised BP, is assisting people to know their BP status. In 2018, an opportunistic cross-sectional survey was carried out during May and June in 10 791 volunteers aged 18 years and above following that done in 2017.