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Prevalence and biosocial determinants of hypertension in a rural population in Edo State, Southern Nigeria

BACKGROUND: Hypertension is a public health threat of global concern with increasing prevalence in many countries, including Nigeria. AIM: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and determinants of hypertension in a rural agrarian community in Edo North, Nigeria. SETTING: The study was...

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Autores principales: Egbi, Oghenekaro G., Ahmed, Sulaiman D., Madubuko, Roli
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8335784/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34212744
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v13i1.2833
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author Egbi, Oghenekaro G.
Ahmed, Sulaiman D.
Madubuko, Roli
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description BACKGROUND: Hypertension is a public health threat of global concern with increasing prevalence in many countries, including Nigeria. AIM: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and determinants of hypertension in a rural agrarian community in Edo North, Nigeria. SETTING: The study was carried out in Ayua, a community in Edo North, southern Nigeria. METHODS: This cross-sectional descriptive study involved the use of a structured interviewer-administered questionnaire to obtain relevant data. Body mass index (BMI), blood pressure and glucose were recorded. Data were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0. RESULTS: Two hundred and nineteen participants aged > 15 years completed the study with a mean age of 54.03 ± 16.61 years and females comprising 159 (72.6%) of the total. The prevalence of hypertension was 27.9% (in 61 participants). Twenty-one (9.8%) respondents gave a family history of hypertension. The mean BMI amongst respondents was 27.10 ± 6.61 kg/m(2). Obesity and pre-obesity were found in 58 (26.5%) and 71(32.4%) respondents, respectively. The determinants of hypertension were age and BMI. Compared with those who were less than 40 years old, those aged 40–65 years and > 65 years had 1.9 and 4.2 times increased odds of developing hypertension, respectively. Similarly, compared with the non-obese, obese participants had 2.3 times increased odd of having hypertension. CONCLUSION: Hypertension was highly prevalent in this rural community. Health sensitisation and intervention programmes are recommended in rural communities for early detection and management of hypertension, especially amongst older and obese adults.
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spelling pubmed-83357842021-08-09 Prevalence and biosocial determinants of hypertension in a rural population in Edo State, Southern Nigeria Egbi, Oghenekaro G. Ahmed, Sulaiman D. Madubuko, Roli Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med Original Research BACKGROUND: Hypertension is a public health threat of global concern with increasing prevalence in many countries, including Nigeria. AIM: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and determinants of hypertension in a rural agrarian community in Edo North, Nigeria. SETTING: The study was carried out in Ayua, a community in Edo North, southern Nigeria. METHODS: This cross-sectional descriptive study involved the use of a structured interviewer-administered questionnaire to obtain relevant data. Body mass index (BMI), blood pressure and glucose were recorded. Data were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20.0. RESULTS: Two hundred and nineteen participants aged > 15 years completed the study with a mean age of 54.03 ± 16.61 years and females comprising 159 (72.6%) of the total. The prevalence of hypertension was 27.9% (in 61 participants). Twenty-one (9.8%) respondents gave a family history of hypertension. The mean BMI amongst respondents was 27.10 ± 6.61 kg/m(2). Obesity and pre-obesity were found in 58 (26.5%) and 71(32.4%) respondents, respectively. The determinants of hypertension were age and BMI. Compared with those who were less than 40 years old, those aged 40–65 years and > 65 years had 1.9 and 4.2 times increased odds of developing hypertension, respectively. Similarly, compared with the non-obese, obese participants had 2.3 times increased odd of having hypertension. CONCLUSION: Hypertension was highly prevalent in this rural community. Health sensitisation and intervention programmes are recommended in rural communities for early detection and management of hypertension, especially amongst older and obese adults. AOSIS 2021-07-01 /pmc/articles/PMC8335784/ /pubmed/34212744 http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v13i1.2833 Text en © 2021. The Authors https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.
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Prevalence and biosocial determinants of hypertension in a rural population in Edo State, Southern Nigeria
title Prevalence and biosocial determinants of hypertension in a rural population in Edo State, Southern Nigeria
title_full Prevalence and biosocial determinants of hypertension in a rural population in Edo State, Southern Nigeria
title_fullStr Prevalence and biosocial determinants of hypertension in a rural population in Edo State, Southern Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence and biosocial determinants of hypertension in a rural population in Edo State, Southern Nigeria
title_short Prevalence and biosocial determinants of hypertension in a rural population in Edo State, Southern Nigeria
title_sort prevalence and biosocial determinants of hypertension in a rural population in edo state, southern nigeria
topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8335784/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34212744
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v13i1.2833
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