Add to ORKGIntroduction: the African region of the world is experiencing a double epidemic of both communicable and non-communicable diseases. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of hypertension and diabetes mellitus among adult residents of rural communities in southern Nigeria. Methods: a community based descriptive cross-sectional study. Adults aged 18 years and above residing in the rural communities who attended a free medical outreach programme were screened for hypertension and diabetes mellitus. Data were collected using a structured interviewer-administered questionnaire. Results: of the 845 participants, 349 (41.3%) were aged 50-69 years, 263 (31.1%) wer
Background: Hypertension is a public health problem worldwide, but the prevalence in Amassoma, South...
Objective: Hypertension is a major risk factor for stroke, renal failure, and heart failure globall...
Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of hypertension and diabetes melli...
Introduction: This study was aimed at determining the prevalence of hypertension among adults aged ...
Background: Many African countries including Nigeria are said to be at various stages of an epidemio...
Rasaaq A Adebayo,1 Michael O Balogun,1 Rufus A Adedoyin,2 Oluwayemisi A Obashoro-John,3 Luqman A Bis...
Introduction: Diabetes Mellitus is a non-communicable disease that affects people worldwide and pose...
textabstractBackground: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of adult mortality in low-...
Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of adult mortality in low-income count...
Objective: Hypertension is a major risk factor for stroke, renal failure, and heart failure globally...
Introduction: Worldwide, hypertension and diabetes mellitus (DM) are major causes of morbidity and m...
>Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) was previously considered to be rare in sub-Saharan Africa. Howe...
Background: Hypertension is a major public health problem in Nigeria; it contributes to the double b...
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of adult mortality in low-income count...
Background Hypertension has been reported to be a major problem of the blacks. There is a paucity of...
Background: Hypertension is a public health problem worldwide, but the prevalence in Amassoma, South...
Objective: Hypertension is a major risk factor for stroke, renal failure, and heart failure globall...
Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of hypertension and diabetes melli...
Introduction: This study was aimed at determining the prevalence of hypertension among adults aged ...
Background: Many African countries including Nigeria are said to be at various stages of an epidemio...
Rasaaq A Adebayo,1 Michael O Balogun,1 Rufus A Adedoyin,2 Oluwayemisi A Obashoro-John,3 Luqman A Bis...
Introduction: Diabetes Mellitus is a non-communicable disease that affects people worldwide and pose...
textabstractBackground: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of adult mortality in low-...
Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of adult mortality in low-income count...
Objective: Hypertension is a major risk factor for stroke, renal failure, and heart failure globally...
Introduction: Worldwide, hypertension and diabetes mellitus (DM) are major causes of morbidity and m...
>Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) was previously considered to be rare in sub-Saharan Africa. Howe...
Background: Hypertension is a major public health problem in Nigeria; it contributes to the double b...
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of adult mortality in low-income count...
Background Hypertension has been reported to be a major problem of the blacks. There is a paucity of...
Background: Hypertension is a public health problem worldwide, but the prevalence in Amassoma, South...
Objective: Hypertension is a major risk factor for stroke, renal failure, and heart failure globall...
Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of hypertension and diabetes melli...