Social exclusion is the consequence of long-lasting forms of instability that undermines the capacity
of rural women. The objective of the study was to explore the effect of social exclusion among women suffering
from hypertension. The researchers used a qualitative exploratory research design. A purposive sampling technique
was used to select sixty (60) Black African women suffering from hypertension. Five (5) focus group interviews and
ten (10) in-depth interviews were conducted with women living with hypertension. The NVivo programme was
used to manage and organize qualitative data. The findings indicated that deep structural factors such as poverty,
unemployment and inequality describe how women experience social exclusion and how these factors can exacerbate
the heath conditions of women living with hypertension. In order to deal with the challenge of poverty,
unemployment and inequality, more intervention programmes to increase empowerment should be implemented.