Why the study?
Early detection of hypertension and its risk factors is considered the best intervention to avoid complications later in life, prompting assessment of hypertension prevalence and determinants among adolescents in urban slums.
There is a high prevalence of hypertension and pre-hypertension among school-going adolescents in urban slums, highlighting the need for targeted school-based interventions.
Screening slum adolescents for hypertension may be considered; leaves open causal confirmation and intervention trials.
Problem considered Early detection of hypertension and its risk factors are considered the best possible intervention to avoid complications later in life. Our study was conducted to assess the prevalence of hypertension and its determinants among adolescents of selected schools in slums of Nagpur city, India. Methods A cross-sectional study was carried out among 910 school students of Class-VI to IX studying at selected government schools of Nandanvan area, Nagpur city, Central India. A questionnaire for diet, behaviour and mental health was adapted from the Global School Health Survey Questionnaire. Children were considered hypertensive if the systolic or diastolic BP or both were ≥95th centile considering height, age and sex. Results We found 10.6% and 12.9% were pre-hypertensive and hypertensive respectively. Inadequate physical activity and a sedentary lifestyle were reported in 62.3% and 22.7%. In adjusted analysis, father's occupation, family history of Hypertension, mental health symptoms and overweight had significantly increased odds of developing hypertension. Conclusion As prevalence of hypertension and its risk factors are high amongst the school students, the need to develop school based focused intervention is paramount.
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