This study examined hypertension awareness, treatment, and control among Filipino immigrants. The sample consisted of Filipino immigrant adults, and the paper assessed how many participants had high blood pressure, how many knew they had it, how many were receiving treatment, and how many had their blood pressure under control.
Citation: Ursua, R., Aguilar, D., Wyatt, L., Tandon, S. D., Escondo, K., Rey, M., & Trinh-Shevrin, C. (2014). Awareness, treatment and control of hypertension among Filipino immigrants. Journal of general internal medicine, 29(3), 455–462. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-013-2629-4
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