@article{fdi:010040859,
  title = {{H}ypertension, urbanization, social and spatial disparities : a cross-sectional population-based survey in a {W}est {A}frican urban environment ({O}uagadougou, {B}urkina {F}aso)},
  author = {{N}iakara, {A}. and {F}ournet, {F}lorence and {G}ary, {J}ean and {H}arang, {M}. and {N}{\'e}bi{\'e}, {L}. {V}. {A}. and {S}alem, {G}{\'e}rard},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{D}ata show that hypertension has become a public health problem in developing countries. {M}any studies have reported social disparities among the affected populations, but few of them pointed out spatial disparities within towns. {W}e aimed to show that hypertension could be a good indicator of the medical change that occurs unequally in towns. {A} cross-sectional survey was done in {A}pril and {O}ctober 2004 in {O}uagadougou, {B}urkina {F}aso, among 2087 adults over 35 years old in different kinds of urban areas. {S}ocial and demographic data were collected and blood pressure was measured. {P}revalence of hypertension was 40.2%. {A}ge, body mass index, level of equipment, absence of community integration, absence of occupation, duration of residence over 20 years, protein-rich diet and absence of physical activity were identified as risk factors, but there were social and spatial disparities according to location of housing (parcelled-out or non-parcelled-out areas) and to integration within the town. {T}he high rate of hypertension found in {O}uagadougou and the heterogeneity of the risk within the population highlights that social and spatial risk factors have to be taken into account for the prevention of the non-transmissible diseases in countries in full process of urbanization and medical change.},
  keywords = {hypertension ; urbanization ; inequalities ; risk factors ; socio economic factors ; {B}urkina {F}aso},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{T}ransactions of the {R}oyal {S}ociety of {T}ropical {M}edicine and {H}ygiene},
  volume = {101},
  numero = {11},
  pages = {1136--1142},
  ISSN = {0035-9203},
  year = {2007},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.trstmh.2007.07.002},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010040859},
}