HYPERTENSION SCREENING CAMPAIGN: THE STRENGTH OF A CITY NETWORK INVOLVING THE HOSPITAL AT MAY MEASUREMENT MONTH 2022

Abstract

Objective: The World Hypertension League (WHL) created the World Hypertension Day on May 17. This day gave way to the campaign called MMM (May Measurement Month), which each year raises awareness against hypertension. The objective of this study is to disseminate the data obtained from a sample of adults screened in Bobigny, France. Design and method: Following the MMM protocol adapted in France by the French Society of Hypertension (SFHTA), numerous volunteers from the network of territorial professional health communities (CPST) (physicians, nurses, pharmacists, dieticians, psychologists, social workers, and patients’ association) and in association with the hospital, carried out a screening campaign in a prefab adapted for this action. In addition and organized upstream, the CPTS and the city of Bobigny were able to offer self-measurement devices. Results: The general anonymous data of this population of 270 subjects (including 146 F) are summarized in the table. All participants reported having had at least one BP measurement within the last year. Of the 58% of participants reported as hypertensive, 37.3% were unaware of their antihypertensive treatment. CVD history was: diabetes (n = 101), myocardial infarction and hypertension pregnancy disorders (n = 25 each one), and stroke (n = 13). Conclusions: The organization of an MMM-type screening campaign by a CPTS and under the aegis of a ‘neighborhood”-attending attending physician seems to promote the participation of a population. A wide dissemination of information prior to such a campaign by a city-hospital network must be encouraged, as well as succeeding in obtaining the participation of health professionals.