Background More people from sub-Saharan Africa aged between 20 years and 60 years are
affected by end-organ damage due to underlying hypertension than people in high-income …

Background Despite substantial attention paid to the threat of elevated blood pressure in
children and adolescents in high-income countries and the epidemic of hypertension in …

Background In southern and eastern Mediterranean countries, changes in lifestyle and the
increasing prevalence of excess weight in childhood are risk factors for high blood pressure …

Introduction The African adult population is facing a growing epidemic of hypertension.
Establishment of accurate epidemiological data on hypertension in African children and …

Background The burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and hypertension is rapidly
increasing in low-and middle-income countries. This is evident not only in adults, but also in …

Background High blood pressure, once rare, is rapidly becoming a major public health
burden in sub-Saharan/Africa. It is unclear whether this is reflected in children. The main …

Background Whilst the burden of non-communicable diseases is increasing in developing
countries, little data is available on blood pressure among Tanzanian children. This study …

Abstract Purpose of Review To review recent evidence on childhood hypertension across
Africa, identifying knowledge gaps, challenges and priorities, and highlight clinical …

This paper examines the epidemiology of hypertension and management strategies of
cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in paediatric populations in sub-Saharan Africa and other …

Background The problem of cardiovascular diseases and lack of adequate information
about the blood pressure profiles among children in South Africa has enormous …