Prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in a rural Nicaraguan sample

The prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension were assessed in 1303 persons who attended a free vision care clinic in rural Nicaragua. The prevalence of hypertension was 37.8% in men and 43.2% in women. Hypertension was found to be a highly prevalent disease in this group, and presumably in the local population, with low levels of awareness and control.