摘要:Figures Tables Authors S.M. Seck 12 * A. Diop-Dia 2 D. Gueye Dia 2 L. Gueye 2 1 Université Gaston-Berger, unité mixte internationale UMI ESS 3189, route de Ngalléle, BP 234, Saint-Louis, Sénégal 2 Unité de formation et de recherche en sciences de la santé, Saint-Louis, Sénégal * Correspondance Key words: hypertension, self-rated health, epidemiology, rural area, Senegal DOI : 10.1684/mst.2015.0452 Page(s) : 160-4 Published in: 2015 Introduction High blood pressure (hypertension) is a growing public health problem, and its impact on the overall health of patients in Africa is not well known. The objective of this study was to determine its prevalence and its influence on self-rated health among people living in rural areas of Senegal.