Prevalence and factors associated with hypertension in primary school children, in the centre region of Cameroon | Zendy

David Chelo | Zendy; Evelyn Mah | Zendy; Edmond N. Chiabi | Zendy; Andréas Chiabi | Zendy; Paul Olivier Koki Ndombo | Zendy; Samuel Kingué | Zendy; Marie Thérèse Obama | Zendy

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Prevalence and factors associated with hypertension in primary school children, in the centre region of Cameroon

Author(s) -

David Chelo,

Evelyn Mah,

Edmond N. Chiabi,

Andréas Chiabi,

Paul Olivier Koki Ndombo,

Samuel Kingué,

Marie Thérèse Obama

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

translational pediatrics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702

H-Index - 13

eISSN - 2224-4344

pISSN - 2224-4336

DOI - 10.21037/tp.2019.03.02

Subject(s) - medicine , anthropometry , cluster sampling , blood pressure , pediatrics , obesity , cluster (spacecraft) , cross sectional study , demography , rural area , childhood obesity , environmental health , overweight , population , pathology , sociology , computer science , programming language

There has been a progressive increase in hypertension among children and adolescents over the years. Hypertension in childhood is influenced by various risk factors including; childhood obesity, lifestyle and hereditary factors. This study is aimed at assessing the prevalence of hypertension and elevated blood pressure (BP); as well as the associated factors to hypertension among primary school children in a rural setting in the, Centre Region of Cameroon.

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