High Prevalence and Low Awareness of Hypertension in a Market Population in Enugu, Nigeria

Background. A community-based study put the prevalence of hypertension in Nigeria at 32.8%. Market workers in Nigeria lead sedentary life style and often depend on salt-laden fast food while at work. Method. An unselected population of market workers were screened for hypertension and its risk fact...

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Main Authors: Ifeoma I. Ulasi, Chinwuba K. Ijoma, Basden J. C. Onwubere, Ejikeme Arodiwe, Obinna Onodugo, Christian Okafor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:International Journal of Hypertension
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/869675