The “pressure” of being an adolescent in the West Bank, Palestine: prevalence of prehypertension and hypertension
The prevalence of prehypertension and hypertension was high in this participant sample, highlighting a significant public health concern. Inverse relationships between blood pressure and refugee status were observed across sexes. Future studies should assess the impact of refugee and non-refugee experiences and sex differences on cardiovascular health disparities among Palestinian adolescents.
Authors
- David R. Strong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5383-9032)
- Noé C. Crespo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2302-5257)
- Marcos Real (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7529-3976)
- Dina Hamideh
- Hamzeh Al Zabadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0721-9561)
- Baseel Hamideh
- Nargis Ahmadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8786-7277)
- Mariam Mansour
- Lamees Mahmoud
- John E. Alcaraz
Institutions
- An-Najah National University (PS)
- San Diego State University (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Public Health Department (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-08-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1620629
- Primary Topic
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00