Research Article
Practice of Screening for Arterial Hypertension in People Aged 18 and over in the Commune of Niakhene, in a Context of the Need for Information in Rural Senegal
Amadou Ibra Diallo*
,
Mamadou Moustapha Ndiaye,
Fatoumata Binetou Diongue,
Adama Sow,
Ibrahima Ndiaye,
Mbayang Ndiaye,
Lamine Gaye,
Mouhamadou Faly Ba,
Oumar Bassoum,
Jean Augustin Diègane Tine,
Ndèye Marème Sougou,
Mayassine Diongue,
Alioune Badara Tall,
Mamadou Makhtar Mbacké Lèye,
Adama Faye,
Ibrahima Seck
Issue:
Volume 11, Issue 1, February 2025
Pages:
1-15
Received:
9 December 2024
Accepted:
23 December 2024
Published:
7 January 2025
DOI:
10.11648/j.cajph.20251101.11
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Abstract: Introduction: Like urban areas, rural areas are facing lifestyle changes, with an increasingly sedentary lifestyle and an increase in cardiovascular risk factors such as obesity and arterial hypertension. This study aimed to investigate the awareness, prevalence, and control of arterial hypertension and associated risk factors in the town of Niakhene in rural Senegal. Methodology: This study was a cross-sectional, descriptive survey conducted in October 2020, targeting individuals aged 18 and older residing in the commune of Niakhene. A sample was drawn from a systematic random sample, stratified according to gender and age group. The questionnaire was based on a literature review. The knowledge score was derived from a set of 17 items evaluated using an optimized 5-point Likert scale. Results: 300 individuals were surveyed. The average age was 35.3 years (+/-16.9), 52.3% were female, 65.7% were married and 67.7% were predominantly uneducated. The signs cited were headache (74.0%), visual blur (63.7%), and ringing in the ears (60.0%). The average score was 54.6 (+/-13.1) and a score above the average was classified as good knowledge, accounting for 55.3% of the study population. Hypertension was associated with advanced age (40-59 years) (ORaj 2.7{1.21-6.28}) and higher education (ORaj 4.07{1.81-9.87}). Screening for arterial hypertension was found in 31.3% of patients and was associated with the 40-59 age group (ORaj 3.5{1.47-7.98}), the 60 and over age group (ORaj 3.5{1.47-7.98}) and the existence of a history of hypertension in the family (ORaj 2.76{1.56-5.0}). Conclusion: This study revealed that only 55.3% of participants had a good knowledge of hypertension and that only 31.3% had undergone screening. Older age and a history of hypertension in the family were the main factors associated with better knowledge and more frequent screening. These results highlight the need to improve awareness and health education for better management of hypertension in rural areas.
Abstract: Introduction: Like urban areas, rural areas are facing lifestyle changes, with an increasingly sedentary lifestyle and an increase in cardiovascular risk factors such as obesity and arterial hypertension. This study aimed to investigate the awareness, prevalence, and control of arterial hypertension and associated risk factors in the town of Niakhe...
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