Twumasi-Ankrah Betty, Kiddy-Kodua Joseph O, Aniagyei Marian, Owoo Jessica, Boachie-Yiadom Edwin, Beaney Thomas, Ahmadi-Abhari Sara, Poulter Neil R, Adzaho Emmanuella, Myers-Hansen Gustavus A
Life from 30, Accra, Ghana.
LEKMA Hospital, Teshie, Accra, Ghana.
Eur Heart J Suppl. 2024 Jul 24;26(Suppl 3):iii38-iii40. doi: 10.1093/eurheartjsupp/suae047. eCollection 2024 Jun.
May Measurement Month (MMM) is a global campaign initiated by the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) with the aim of raising awareness of high blood pressure (BP) and serving as a catalyst for the establishment of screening programmes around the world. An opportunistic cross-sectional survey of volunteers aged ≥18 years was conducted. A standardized protocol for MMM was used to measure BP and collect relevant health information from participants at screening sites in four regions of Ghana. Hypertension was defined as a systolic BP ≥ 140 mmHg or diastolic BP ≥ 90 mmHg or on antihypertensive medication. A total of 4832 people agreed to take part in the MMM21 study and were screened. After multiple imputation of missing BP readings, 1426 people (29.5%) had hypertension. 11.9% of the 1426 participants with hypertension were aware of their condition, and 8.6% reported taking antihypertensive medication. 24.2% of 123 people on antihypertensive medication had their BP under control (<140/90 mmHg). In addition, only 2.1% of the 1426 participants with hypertension had controlled BP. Results from this study found that almost nine out of 10 people with hypertension who were screened were unaware of their condition, most were untreated, and only 2% of those with hypertension had their BP controlled with medication. This emphasizes the importance of BP screening campaigns as a tool for identifying and referring people with high BP for treatment.
五月测量月（MMM）是由国际高血压学会（ISH）发起的一项全球活动，旨在提高人们对高血压的认识，并推动全球范围内筛查项目的建立。对年龄≥18岁的志愿者进行了一项机会性横断面调查。采用MMM的标准化方案在加纳四个地区的筛查点测量血压并收集参与者的相关健康信息。高血压定义为收缩压≥140 mmHg或舒张压≥90 mmHg或正在服用降压药物。共有4832人同意参加MMM21研究并接受筛查。在对缺失的血压读数进行多次插补后，1426人（29.5%）患有高血压。1426名高血压参与者中，11.9%知晓自己的病情，8.6%报告正在服用降压药物。123名服用降压药物的患者中，24.2%的血压得到控制（<140/90 mmHg）。此外，1426名高血压参与者中只有2.1%的血压得到控制。该研究结果发现，接受筛查的高血压患者中，近十分之九不知道自己的病情，大多数未接受治疗，只有2%的高血压患者通过药物治疗使血压得到控制。这强调了血压筛查活动作为识别和转诊高血压患者进行治疗的工具的重要性。
