Open AccessPrevalence and factors associated with hypertension among rural community dwellers in a local government area, South West Nigeria
Author(s) -
O.P. Opreh,
Temitope Oluwafemi Olajubu,
Kunmi J Akarakiri,
Vojtech Ligenza,
John T Amos,
Adebanke V Adeyeye,
Olufunke Z Oyelade,
Funmilayo C Oyewole
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
african health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.391
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1729-0503
pISSN - 1680-6905
DOI - 10.4314/ahs.v21i1.12
Subject(s) - medicine , waist , blood pressure , overweight , obesity , cross sectional study , demography , epidemiology , population , rural area , environmental health , pathology , sociology
Background Many African countries including Nigeria are said to be at various stages of an epidemiological transition from communicable to non-communicable diseases (NCD). Objective This study determined the current pattern and correlates of hypertension among adults in some rural communities in South West Nigeria. Methods It was a descriptive cross-sectional study of 1012 individuals across 16 rural communities. The respondents' blood pressure, weight, height and waist circumference were measured. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were done. Results Among the participants, 461 (45.6%) had hypertension out of whom 217 (47.1%) and 244 (52.9%) had stage 1 and stage 2 hypertension respectively. The systolic, diastolic and mean arterial blood pressures increased with age. The significant predictors of hypertension were; increasing age (p<0.001), higher waist circumference (p = 0.01) and overweight / obesity (p = 0.03). While systolic blood pressure (SBP) had the strongest correlation with age, waist circumference (WC) was the strongest correlate of diastolic blood pressure (DBP). Conclusion Despite being a rural population, there was a high prevalence of hypertension in the study area.