[HTML][HTML] Elevated blood pressure among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Chen, L Waite, AO Mocumbi, YK Chan… - The Lancet Global …, 2023 - thelancet.com
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 …

Hypertension among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

MK Nsanya, R Abramson, GA Kisigo… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Hypertension (HTN) among adolescents is common in high-income countries,
and leads to increased premature cardiovascular diseases (CVD). In sub-Saharan Africa …

The association of physical activity, body mass index and the blood pressure levels among urban poor youth in Accra, Ghana

E Afrifa–Anane, C Agyemang, SNA Codjoe… - BMC public health, 2015 - Springer
Background Globally, there is an increasing prevalence of high blood pressure (HBP)
among adults and youth. However, the mechanisms of how the risk factors (physical …

Childhood adiposity trajectories are associated with late adolescent blood pressure: birth to twenty cohort

RJ Munthali, J Kagura, Z Lombard, SA Norris - BMC public health, 2016 - Springer
Background Elevated blood pressure in childhood is a risk factor for adult hypertension
which is a global health problem. Excess adiposity in childhood creates a predisposition to …

Blood pressure tracking in urban black South African children: birth to twenty cohort

J Kagura, LS Adair, MG Musa, JM Pettifor, SA Norris - BMC pediatrics, 2015 - Springer
Background Hypertension is an emerging public health problem in South Africa. Recent
evidence from longitudinal studies has shown that hypertension in adulthood can be traced …

Elevated blood pressure among primary school children in Dar es salaam, Tanzania: prevalence and risk factors

AJ Muhihi, MA Njelekela, RNM Mpembeni, BG Muhihi… - BMC pediatrics, 2018 - Springer
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 …

Blood pressure profile of primary school children in Eastern Cape province, South Africa: prevalence and risk factors

H Gomwe, E Seekoe, P Lyoka, CS Marange - BMC pediatrics, 2022 - Springer
Background The problem of cardiovascular diseases and lack of adequate information
about the blood pressure profiles among children in South Africa has enormous …

Elevated blood pressure among children born to women with obstructed labour in Eastern Uganda: a cohort study

D Mukunya, MW Musaba, B Nambozo, F Oguttu… - Clinical …, 2024 - Springer
Background Globally, high systolic blood pressure accounts for 10.8 million deaths annually.
The deaths are disproportionately higher among black people. The reasons for this disparity …

High blood pressure and associated risk factors as indicator of preclinical hypertension in rural West Africa: A focus on children and adolescents in The Gambia

M Jobe, SC Agbla, AM Prentice, BJ Hennig - Medicine, 2017 - journals.lww.com
High blood pressure and associated risk factors as indicator... : Medicine High blood pressure
and associated risk factors as indicator of preclinical hypertension in rural West Africa: A focus …

High prevalence of echocardiographic abnormalities in older HIV-infected children taking antiretroviral therapy

ED Majonga, AM Rehman, V Simms, G Mchugh… - Aids, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has decreased mortality so that increasing
numbers of children with HIV are reaching adolescence. However, longstanding HIV …