Table 2.

Behavioral interventions advised among those with diagnosed hypertension (regardless of treatment status) in 9 countries in which this data was collected.

Country	Prevalence of diagnosed hypertension % (95% CI)	Proportion of those diagnosed/aware advised on behavioral interventions % (95% CI)
		Salt reduction	Weight loss	Exercise	Smoking cessation
Lesotho	13.9 (11.9–15.8)	50.1 (42.7–57.5)	27 (21–33.1)	37.4 (30.1–44.6)	24 (17.7–30.2)
Tanzania - Zanzibar	13.2 (10.2–16.1)	52.7 (45.1–60.3)	23.8 (17.5–30)	33.1 (26.6–39.5)	11.8 (7–16.5)
Comoros	11 (9.9–12.1)	55.8 (51.4–60.2)	23.5 (19.6–27.4)	24.5 (20.4–28.6)	14.6 (11.2–18.1)
Liberia	11 (8.8–13.2)	53.5 (46.7–60.2)	27 (21.9–32.1)	28.4 (21.8–35)	17.6 (12.7–22.5)
Central African Republic - Bangui	10.7 (8.9–12.5)	38.3 (31.5–45.2)	24 (18.4–29.7)	15.7 (10.5–20.9)	11.8 (7.4–16.3)
Central African Republic - Ombella M’Poko	9.4 (7.1–11.6)	78.2 (73.5–82.9)	58.1 (44.1–72.1)	55.5 (45.3–65.7)	47.5 (37.1–57.9)
Tanzania	8.1 (6.7–9.5)	38.6 (31.6–45.6)	20.3 (14.4–26.2)	25.8 (20–31.6)	15.4 (10.2–20.6)
The Gambia	7.7 (6.4–8.9)	58.6 (50.5–66.6)	26 (19.1–33)	43.1 (34.7–51.6)	9.1 (4.8–13.5)
Eritrea	7.2 (6.2–8.2)	70.1 (65.2–75)	38.1 (31.9–44.3)	55.2 (48.8–61.6)	9.2 (4.9–13.4)
Togo	7.2 (6.1–8.3)	34.2 (27–41.4)	17.4 (12–22.8)	14.7 (10.6–18.9)	4.7 (2.1–7.2)
Rwanda	2.8 (2.4–3.2)	49.8 (42.3–57.3)	21 (15.4–26.6)	20.5 (14.7–26.3)	9.2 (4.9–13.4)