Prevalence,awareness and factors associated with hypertension in North West Tanzania.

Background: Hypertension is a public health problem, and yet few people are aware of it and even fewer access effective treatment. With the ongoing demographic transition in many parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, people are changing from rural, manual work to urban lifestyles, hence the risk of hypertension increases.

Objective: This study aimed at determining the prevalence, awareness and risk factors associated with hypertension in North West Tanzania.