Open AccessHypertension in children: Could the prevalence be on the increase?
Author(s) -
Ogechukwu F Amadi,
Ifenyinwa Benedicta Okeke,
Ikenna K Ndu,
Uchenna Ekwochi,
Obinna Chukwuebuka Nduagubam,
Osita U Ezenwosu,
Isaac Nwabueze Asinobi,
Chidiebere D. I. Osuorah
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/nmj.nmj_51_19
Subject(s) - medicine , cancer , cervix , adenocarcinoma , bladder cancer , gastroenterology
In children particularly in the developing world, there is a tendency to downplay the role of primary hypertension in their health. In adults, a number of factors have clearly been associated with the incidence of hypertension. Knowledge of the prevalence of hypertension and its associated factors among children in our environment is important and could inform the need for lifestyle changes and routine blood pressure (BP) checks in children so as to reduce BP-related health risks.