AWARENESS AND PREVALENCE OF HYPERTENSION AMONG RURAL DWELLERS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY IN RURAL COMMUNITIES OF EBONYI STATE, NIGERIA.
There is a high prevalence of hypertension among rural dwellers in Ebonyi State with a low level of awareness of the disease. Also, most of the hypertensive study participants are not on medication. Public health education on hypertension is needed in the state.
Authors
- Francis I. Onwe
Institutions
- Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2024-11-10
- Primary Topic
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00