Peer, NGeorge, CKengne, A-P2024-08-032024-08-032019-12-05Peer N, George C, Kengne AP. Knowledge generation via publications on hypertension prevalence in population-based studies conducted in sub-Saharan Africa over 30 years: 1990 - 2019. S Afr Med J. 2019 Dec 5;109(11b):3-7. doi: 10.7196/SAMJ.2019.v109i11b.14183.10.7196/SAMJ.2019.v109i11b.1418310.7196/SAMJ.2019.v109i11b.14183http://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/article/view/12793https://hdl.handle.net/11288/597098Hypertension prevalence in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is high, is rising and has emerged as the most prevalent cardiovascular disease risk factor. Research is required to provide evidence-based findings to prioritise hypertension prevention and control. This systematic review aims to describe the distribution of and trends in scientific outputs on hypertension prevalence in population-based studies in SSA over the last three decades. Relevant English-language articles documenting hypertension prevalence in population-based studies in SSA, published between 1 January 1990 and 25 April 2019, were identified through a comprehensive electronic search of MEDLINE. Of the 3 795 citations retrieved, 414 fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Scientific outputs increased incrementally per 10-year period: 1990 - 1999: n=32; 2000 - 2009: n=65; and 2010 - 2019: n=317. The greatest number of scientific outputs over the 30-year period originated from South Africa (n=81) and Nigeria (n=74). Increasing scientific outputs on hypertension prevalence in SSA have not translated into optimal hypertension management, which remains inadequate.enAttribution 3.0 United Stateshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/Hypertension prevalenceCardiovascular disease risk factorsub-Saharan AfricaEvidence-based studiesArticleSouth African Medical Journal