Prevalence and factors associated with hypertension among children attending pre-schools in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
High prevalence of elevated blood pressure in this population of pre-school aged children is alarming. Low birth weight, increasing age and body mass index were significantly associated with elevated blood pressure.
Authors
- Peter P. Kunambi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0702-5625)
- Francis F. Furia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2668-3041)
- Jida Juma Said (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9341-9530)
- Nahya Salim
Institutions
- Mission Health (US)
- Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (TZ)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Italian Journal of Pediatrics/Italian journal of pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-03-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13052-025-01841-y
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.99