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Perceived barriers to effective medical management of hypertension among the elderly persons in selected rural communities of the Republic Democratic of Congo: A qualitative study

2025-10-23

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<title>Abstract</title> <p> <bold>Background:</bold> Hypertension is one of the non-communicable diseases, and generally described as a “silent killer”. It is associated with more than three-quarters of cardiovascular disease-related deaths in low-and middle-income countries, with approximately 10.8 million preventable deaths each year and a burden of 235 million years of life lost or lived with disability each...

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