Risk Factors for Hypertension in Koumbri Municipality, Burkina Faso, December 2016-April 2017

Introduction: In Burkina Faso, few studies on hypertension have been done in rural municipalities. Also, the prevalence of hypertension and risk factors are not well known in population living in rural area as Koumbri municipality. In addition, in 2015, an analysis of all hypertension data from Ouahigouya health district between 2007 and 2014 revealed that the number of hypertension cases was tripled in the health facilities of the Koumbri's municipality from 204 to 640, an increase of 214% and the Koumbri municipality was the most affected by hypertension. The specific risk factors associated with this disease are not known in this municipality. We aimed to identify risk factors associated with hypertension in Koumbri municipality population.