What does this research mean for the field?

A positive attitude toward hypertension prevention is significantly associated with higher odds of engaging in preventive practices among children and adolescents, whereas hypertension knowledge is not a significant predictor. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To evaluate the levels of knowledge, attitudes, risk perceptions, and preventive practices concerning hypertension among children and adolescents.

July 24, 2026Discover Public HealthOpen Access

Knowledge, attitude, perception, and preventive practices toward hypertension among children and adolescents in Ibadan, Southwestern, Nigeria

Q: What are the key findings of this study?

A positive attitude toward hypertension prevention was significantly associated with higher odds of engaging in good preventive practices among children and adolescents (AOR 1.76).

Q: What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Study design: Cross-Sectional. Population: Hypertension (n=335). Intervention: Positive attitude toward hypertension prevention vs. Negative attitude. Primary outcome: Good preventive practices (AOR 1.76, 95% CI 1.04-2.96, p=0.033).

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Key result

Positive attitude toward hypertension prevention is linked to ~76% higher odds of good preventive practices in youth.

AOR 1.76
95% CI 1.04-2.96
P=0.033
n=335

Why the study?

Hypertension often progresses undetected in children and adolescents, increasing future cardiovascular risk, and understanding their knowledge, attitudes, risk perceptions, and preventive practices is essential for designing effective health promotion programs.

Population

335 children and adolescents aged 8–14 years from urban and rural communities in Ibadan

Design

Descriptive cross-sectional study

Authors

MDMAGBAGBEOLA DAVID DAIROUniversity of Ibadan AAAdedeji Abdulrahmon AlayandeUniversity of Ibadan DADemilade Hannah AdesinaUniversity of Ibadan

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Implication

Supports school-based attitude interventions among Nigerian youth; leaves open need for longitudinal studies before practice change.

Key Points

To evaluate the levels of knowledge, attitudes, risk perceptions, and preventive practices concerning hypertension among children and adolescents.
Conducted a descriptive cross-sectional survey among 335 children and adolescents aged 8–14 years across urban and rural communities in Ibadan, Nigeria.
Administered structured questionnaires capturing data on hypertension knowledge, attitudes, risk perceptions, and preventive behaviors.
Analyzed associations and independent predictors using chi-square tests and multivariable logistic regression in IBM SPSS version 27.0 with statistical significance set at p < 0.05 and 95% CIs.
Only 29.6% of participants had heard of hypertension, with 64.5% exhibiting poor overall knowledge, 7.8% knowing normal blood pressure values, and 24.5% understanding its asymptomatic nature.
Positive attitudes toward prevention were held by 77.3%, high-risk perception by 55.8%, and good preventive practices were reported by 55.5% of respondents.
A positive attitude independently predicted engagement in preventive practices (AOR = 1.76; 95% CI: 1.04–2.96; p = 0.033), whereas knowledge was not a significant predictor, and high-risk perception showed a moderate association (X2 = 47.613; p < 0.05).

Study Design

Type

Cross-Sectional (n=335)

Structured PICO

Population

335 children and adolescents aged 8-14 years from urban and rural communities in Ibadan, Nigeria, were assessed for their knowledge, attitude, risk perception, and preventive practices regarding hypertension.

Outcome

Knowledge, attitude, risk perception, and preventive practices regarding hypertension, and their association with blood pressure status.patient reported

Main Result

Odds Ratio: 1.76 (95% CI 1.04–2.96)

p-value: p=0.033

Despite a generally positive attitude towards hypertension prevention, Nigerian children and adolescents have poor knowledge and suboptimal risk perception, emphasizing the need for early targeted health education.

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DAIRO et al. (2026) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=335). Positive attitude toward hypertension prevention vs. Negative attitude was evaluated on Good preventive practices (AOR 1.76, 95% CI 1.04-2.96, p=0.033). A positive attitude toward hypertension prevention was significantly associated with higher odds of engaging in good preventive practices among children and adolescents (AOR 1.76).

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Knowledge, attitude, perception, and preventive practices toward hypertension among children and adolescents in Ibadan, Southwestern, Nigeria

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Knowledge, attitude, perception, and preventive practices toward hypertension among children and adolescents in Ibadan, Southwestern, Nigeria

Discussion

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Implication

Key Points

Study Design

Structured PICO

Main Result

Cite This Study

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