Background: Hypertension is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in Africa, and
Nigeria, the most populous country in the continent, hugely contributes to this burden …

To review studies on hypertension in Nigeria over the past five decades in terms of
prevalence, awareness and treatment and complications. Following our search on Pubmed …

Background The burden of hypertension is high in Africa, and due to rapid population
growth and ageing, the exact burden on the continent is still far from being known. We aimed …

Improved understanding of the current burden of hypertension, including awareness,
treatment, and control, is needed to guide relevant preventative measures in Nigeria. A …

Background There is not yet a comprehensive evidence-based epidemiological report on
type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Nigeria. We aimed to estimate country-wide and zonal …

Background Obesity is a major health problem, and there is an increasing trend of
overweight and obese individuals in developing countries. Being overweight or obese is …

Objective To assess differences between men and women in the prevalence of diabetes
mellitus, impaired fasting glycaemia and impaired glucose tolerance in sub-Saharan Africa …

Abstract Background: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries are facing an epidemiological
shift from infectious disease to chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) …

This paper highlights the tenets of globalization and how its elements have spread to sub-
Saharan Africa, and Nigeria in particular. It assesses the growing burden of non …

Background: The epidemiology of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) in sub-Saharan Africa
(SSA) remains largely enigmatic. Major obstacles to our understanding of the condition …