Keasley, James, Oyebode, Oyinlola, Shantikumar, Saran, Proto, William, McGranahan, Majel and Kidy, Farah (2020) A systematic review of the burden of hypertension, access to services and patient views of hypertension in humanitarian crisis settings. BMJ Global Health, 5 (11). e002440. doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2020-002440

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Abstract

Introduction Globally, a record number of people are affected by humanitarian crises caused by conflict and natural disasters. Many such populations live in settings where epidemiological transition is underway. Following the United Nations high level meeting on non-communicable diseases, the global commitment to Universal Health Coverage and needs expressed by humanitarian agencies, there is increasing effort to develop guidelines for the management of hypertension in humanitarian settings. The objective was to investigate the prevalence and incidence of hypertension in populations directly affected by humanitarian crises; the cascade of care in these populations and patient knowledge of and attitude to hypertension.

Methods A literature search was carried out in five databases. Grey literature was searched. The population of interest was adult, non-pregnant, civilians living in any country who were directly exposed to a crisis since 1999. Eligibility assessment, data extraction and quality appraisal were carried out in duplicate.

Results Sixty-one studies were included in the narrative synthesis. They reported on a range of crises including the wars in Syria and Iraq, the Great East Japan Earthquake, Hurricane Katrina and Palestinian refugees. There were few studies from Africa or Asia (excluding Japan). The studies predominantly assessed prevalence of hypertension. This varied with geography and age of the population. Access to care, patient understanding and patient views on hypertension were poorly examined. Most of the studies had a high risk of bias due to methods used in the diagnosis of hypertension and in the selection of study populations.

Conclusion Hypertension is seen in a range of humanitarian settings and the burden can be considerable. Further studies are needed to accurately estimate prevalence of hypertension in crisis-affected populations throughout the world. An appreciation of patient knowledge and understanding of hypertension as well as the cascade of care would be invaluable in informing service provision.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	R Medicine > RC Internal medicine
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Population, Evidence & Technologies (PET) Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Hypertension, Disasters, Chronic diseases, World health
Journal or Publication Title:	BMJ Global Health
ISSN:	2059-7908
Official Date:	2020
Dates:	Date Event 2020 Published 2020 Available 15 June 2020 Accepted
Volume:	5
Number:	11
Article Number:	e002440
DOI:	10.1136/bmjgh-2020-002440
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Publication Status:	Published
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access
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