Sociodemographic and lifestyle determinants of blood pressure in adult Nigerians
Sociodemographic and lifestyle factors exhibit unique patterns in influencing BP among urban Nigerians. Tailored public health strategies, including alcohol/tobacco risk awareness, access to health screening and socio-economic/marital support, are essential for effective hypertension prevention in this population.
Authors
- Obianuju Beatrice Ozoh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7865-4771)
- Oluseyi Adegoke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1494-8401)
- Oluwadamilola O. Ojo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6461-2653)
- Ayesha Akinkugbe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8075-9065)
- I.A Odeniyi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7106-0495)
- Njideka Okubadejo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2975-8803)
Institutions
- University of Lagos (NG)
- Lagos University Teaching Hospital (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Health
- Published
- 2025-04-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihaf048
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.78