Highlights the high burden of hypertension in Nigeria and the need for interventions at Primary Health Care Centres.
High prevalence warrants urgent PHC-based screening and control programs in Nigeria; extends regional data to guide national policy.
The prevalence of hypertension is high among the Nigerian population. Appropriate interventions need to be developed and implemented to reduce the preventable burden of hypertension especially at Primary Health Care Centres which is the first point of call for over 55% of the Nigerian population.
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