Prevalence and factors that are associated with elevated blood pressure among primary school children in Mwanza Region, Tanzania

INTRODUCTION: hypertension (HTN) among children is reported to be increasing due to sedentary lifestyles. In developed countries the prevalence of paediatric HTN is recorded to be up to 21% while the magnitude of the same is up to 11% in Tanzania. This study aimed to determine the blood pressure pro...

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Autores principales: Sungwa, Edson Elias, Kibona, Shangwe Ezekiel, Dika, Haruna Ismail, Laisser, Rose Mjawa, Gemuhay, Helena Marco, Kabalimu, Titus Kaizilege, Kidenya, Benson Richard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2020
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7896535/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33654510
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2020.37.283.21119

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7896535/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33654510
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2020.37.283.21119

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