Hypertension care in demographic surveillance sites: a cross-sectional study in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Viet Nam/Prise en charge de l'hypertension sur les sites de surveillance demographique: etude transversale au Bangladesh, en Inde, en Indonesie, en Malaisie et au Vietnam/Gestion de la hipertension arterial en sitios de vigilancia de la poblacion: un estudio transversal en Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malasia y Vietnam

• Published in: Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2022-10, Vol.100 (10), p.601
• Main Authors: Geldsetzer, Pascal, Tan, Min Min, Dewi, Fatwa ST, Quyen, Bui T.T, Juvekar, Sanjay, Hanifi, Sayed M.A, Roy, Sudipto, Asgari-Jirhandeh, Nima, Reidpath, Daniel, Su, Tin Tin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Aged; Blood pressure; Health aspects; Hypertension; Surveillance equipment; Surveys
• ISSN: 0042-9686; 1564-0604
• DOI: 10.2471/BLT.22.287807

Objective To determine the proportion of adults with hypertension who reported: (i) having been previously diagnosed with hypertension; (ii) taking blood pressure-lowering medication; and (iii) having achieved hypertension control, in five health and demographic surveillance system sites across five countries in Asia. Methods Data were collected during household surveys conducted between 2016 and 2020 in the five surveillance sites in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and Viet Nam. We defined hypertension as systolic blood pressure > 140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure [greater than or equal to] 90 mmHg or taking blood pressure-lowering medication. We defined hypertension control as systolic blood pressure < 140 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg. We disaggregated hypertension awareness, treatment and control by surveillance site, and within each site by sex, age group, education, body mass index and smoking status. Findings Of 22 142 participants, 11 137 had hypertension (Bangladesh: 211; India: 487; Indonesia: 1641; Malaysia: 8164; and Viet Nam: 634). The mean age of participants with hypertension was 60 years (range: 19-101 years). Only in the Malaysian site were more than half of individuals with hypertension aware of their condition. Hypertension treatment ranged from 20.8% (341/1641; 95% CI: 18.8-22.8%) in the Indonesian site to 44.7% (3649/8164; 95% CI: 43.6-45.8%) in the Malaysian site. Less than one in four participants with hypertension had achieved hypertension control in any site. Hypertension awareness, treatment and control were generally higher among women and older adults. Conclusion While hypertension awareness and treatment varied widely across surveillance sites, hypertension control was low in all sites. Objectif Determiner le pourcentage d'adultes souffrant d'hypertension qui ont indique: (i) avoir deja ete diagnostiques hypertendus; (ii) prendre des antihypertenseurs; et enfin, (iii) avoir reussi a garder leur hypertension sous controle. Et ce, dans cinq sites de surveillance demographique et sanitaire a travers cinq pays differents en Asie. Methodes Des donnees ont ete recoltees lors d'enquetes menees aupres des menages entre 2016 et 2020, sur les cinq sites de surveillance au Bangladesh, en Inde, en Indonesie, en Malaisie et au Vietnam. Nous avons fixe divers criteres pour definir l'hypertension: une pression arterielle systolique [greater than or equal to] 140 mmHg, une pression arterielle diastolique [greater than or