Objective: To assess the relation of the education level in prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in Colombia. Design and method: Cross-sectional study with longitudinal component. All participants were selected from urban and rural communities within 11 of Colombia [Combining Acute Accent] s departments. Households were eligible if at least one member was 35 to 70 years-old and if the members intended to continue living at that address for another 4 years or more. Data was entered into the iDATAfax® system
