Epidemiological links between malaria parasitaemia and hypertension: findings from a population-based survey in rural Côte d’Ivoire

Background:Although potential links between malaria parasitaemia and hypertension have been hypothesized, there is paucity of epidemiologic evidence on this link. We investigated in a population-based survey, the association between malaria parasitaemia and hypertension in Ivorian adults.Methods:We