February 27, 2019Journal of Clinical HypertensionOpen Access

Prevalence of high blood pressure and associated factors among adolescents and young people in Tanzania and Uganda

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Why the study?

The study was conducted to determine the prevalence of high blood pressure and associated factors among school and college students in Tanzania and Uganda.

Population

1596 school/college students in Tanzania and Uganda

Design

Cross-sectional study

Authors

MNMussa Kelvin NsanyaCatholic University of Health and Allied Sciences BKBazil Baltazar KavisheNational Institute for Medical Research DKDavid KatendeMountains of the Moon University

Discussion

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Implication

Raises awareness for BP screening in East African students; leaves open longitudinal outcomes and intervention trials.

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Population

1,596 school/college students (adolescents and young people) in Tanzania and Uganda

Outcome

Prevalence of high blood pressure (pre-hypertension or hypertension)

A high prevalence of elevated blood pressure among East African youth highlights the need for early cardiovascular risk screening and lifestyle interventions.

Cite This Study

Nsanya et al. (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a758b09c0eb2bcc54e71cf7 https://doi.org/10.1111/jch.13502

Topics

Hypertension management Women and heart disease

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Prevalence of high blood pressure and associated factors among adolescents and young people in Tanzania and Uganda

Discussion

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Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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Prevalence of high blood pressure and associated factors among adolescents and young people in Tanzania and Uganda

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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