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Prevalence and Risk Factors for Hypertension in Adansi South, Ghana: A Case for Health Promotion
This is an article published in SAGE Open, October-December 2013: 1–5; DOI: 10.1177/2158244013515689
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| author | Duah, Amos F. Werts, Niya Hutton-Rogers, Laurencia Amankwa, David Otupiri, Easmon |
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| spelling | oai:ir.knust.edu.gh:123456789/14725 Prevalence and Risk Factors for Hypertension in Adansi South, Ghana: A Case for Health Promotion Duah, Amos F. Werts, Niya Hutton-Rogers, Laurencia Amankwa, David Otupiri, Easmon 0000-0001-8986-1648 This is an article published in SAGE Open, October-December 2013: 1–5; DOI: 10.1177/2158244013515689 Hypertension continues to emerge globally as one of the most dangerous cardiovascular disease risk factors. The toll of hypertension as a chronic disease on population health and the resultant impact on the often already stressed medical systems of developing nations is a serious concern. Shifting existing paradigm and resources from communicable to chronic disease prevention continues to be a formidable task. This article presents the results of a cross-section analysis of Adansi South, Ghana, residents (N = 539) 5 years and older to investigate the blood pressure status and select hypertension risk factors across all age groups. Approximately a third of Adansi South respondents (27.1%) were identified as hypertensive. While the largest percent of the hypertensive subset was in the 40 to 59 age group, of concern was the emerging pattern among young and adolescent respondents who were either identified as hypertensive and/or having modifiable risk factors for hypertension like elevated body mass index (BMI). A rationale for expanding adolescent health education and health promotion is offered, and alternative methods for deploying health promotion activities in resource-limited areas are proposed and discussed. 2023-12-11T09:16:38Z 2023-12-11T09:16:38Z 2013-10 Article , SAGE Open, October-December 2013: 1–5; DOI: 10.1177/2158244013515689 DOI: 10.1177/2158244013515689 https://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/14725 en application/pdf SAGE Open |
| spellingShingle | Duah, Amos F. Werts, Niya Hutton-Rogers, Laurencia Amankwa, David Otupiri, Easmon Prevalence and Risk Factors for Hypertension in Adansi South, Ghana: A Case for Health Promotion |
| title | Prevalence and Risk Factors for Hypertension in Adansi South, Ghana: A Case for Health Promotion |
| title_full | Prevalence and Risk Factors for Hypertension in Adansi South, Ghana: A Case for Health Promotion |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence and Risk Factors for Hypertension in Adansi South, Ghana: A Case for Health Promotion |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence and Risk Factors for Hypertension in Adansi South, Ghana: A Case for Health Promotion |
| title_short | Prevalence and Risk Factors for Hypertension in Adansi South, Ghana: A Case for Health Promotion |
| title_sort | prevalence and risk factors for hypertension in adansi south ghana a case for health promotion |
| url | https://ir.knust.edu.gh/handle/123456789/14725 |
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