Prevalence estimates for hypertension in Latin America and the Caribbean: are they useful for surveillance?
Objective. To apply a recently proposed model and assessment tool created by the authors for critically evaluating the data available on the prevalence of hypertension in LAC and assessing their usefulness for surveillance. Methods. A bibliographic search to identify all publications that estimated...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:589e9d420b5e4e5bb5669a3afbd5d5da 2023-05-15T15:05:29+02:00 Prevalence estimates for hypertension in Latin America and the Caribbean: are they useful for surveillance? Pedro Ordúñez Luis Carlos Silva María Paz Rodríguez Sylvia Robles 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1590/s1020-49892001001000002 https://doaj.org/article/589e9d420b5e4e5bb5669a3afbd5d5da EN ES PT eng spa por Pan American Health Organization http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892001001000002&lng=en&tlng=en https://doaj.org/toc/1020-4989 1020-4989 doi:10.1590/s1020-49892001001000002 https://doaj.org/article/589e9d420b5e4e5bb5669a3afbd5d5da Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, Vol 10, Iss 4, Pp 226-231 (2001) Surveillance prevalence hypertension risk factors research methodology Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2001 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1590/s1020-49892001001000002 2022-12-31T00:29:21Z Objective. To apply a recently proposed model and assessment tool created by the authors for critically evaluating the data available on the prevalence of hypertension in LAC and assessing their usefulness for surveillance. Methods. A bibliographic search to identify all publications that estimated the prevalence of hypertension was performed. Each of the papers located was assessed using a critical appraisal tool. Results. Of the 58 studies published between 1966 and 2000, only 28 of them (48%) met the critical threshold to be considered useful for surveillance purposes. The distribution of the 28 studies in terms of their usefulness for surveillance was as follows: minimally useful, 16 studies; useful, 8 studies; and very useful, 4 studies. Several methodological shortcomings were identified, from inadequate sampling procedures and sample size to the poor quality of the primary data for planning purposes. Discussion. Published studies on the prevalence of hypertension in Latin America and the Caribbean have, as a whole, limited usefulness for surveillance activities. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública 10 4 |
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Objective. To apply a recently proposed model and assessment tool created by the authors for critically evaluating the data available on the prevalence of hypertension in LAC and assessing their usefulness for surveillance. Methods. A bibliographic search to identify all publications that estimated the prevalence of hypertension was performed. Each of the papers located was assessed using a critical appraisal tool. Results. Of the 58 studies published between 1966 and 2000, only 28 of them (48%) met the critical threshold to be considered useful for surveillance purposes. The distribution of the 28 studies in terms of their usefulness for surveillance was as follows: minimally useful, 16 studies; useful, 8 studies; and very useful, 4 studies. Several methodological shortcomings were identified, from inadequate sampling procedures and sample size to the poor quality of the primary data for planning purposes. Discussion. Published studies on the prevalence of hypertension in Latin America and the Caribbean have, as a whole, limited usefulness for surveillance activities. |
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Prevalence estimates for hypertension in Latin America and the Caribbean: are they useful for surveillance? |
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