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Prevalence and factors associated with hypertension among rural community dwellers in a local government area, South West Nigeria
Background: Many African countries including Nigeria are said to be at various stages of an epidemiological transition from communicable to non-communicable diseases (NCD). Objective: This study determined the current pattern and correlates of hypertension among adults in some rural communities in S...
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Published in: | African health sciences 2021-03, Vol.21 (1), p.75-81 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | Background: Many African countries including Nigeria are said to be at
various stages of an epidemiological transition from communicable to
non-communicable diseases (NCD). Objective: This study determined the
current pattern and correlates of hypertension among adults in some
rural communities in South West Nigeria. Methods: It was a descriptive
cross-sectional study of 1012 individuals across 16 rural communities.
The respondents' blood pressure, weight, height and waist
circumference were measured. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were
done. Results: Among the participants, 461 (45.6%) had hypertension out
of whom 217 (47.1%) and 244 (52.9%) had stage 1 and stage 2
hypertension respectively. The systolic, diastolic and mean arterial
blood pressures increased with age. The significant predictors of
hypertension were; increasing age (p |
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ISSN: | 1680-6905 1680-6905 1729-0503 |
DOI: | 10.4314/ahs.v21i1.12 |