Music as a strategy to improve hypertension and stroke management: evidence from a crowdsourcing open call and designathon in Nigeria
The designathon produced various music genres, including afrobeats, rap, and R&B, with lyrics deemed feasible and socio-culturally appropriate. This suggests that music interventions tailored to Nigeria could enhance public awareness of hypertension and stroke prevention if scaled up.
Authors
- Olaoluwaposi Ogunlana
- Rajesh Vedanthan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7138-2382)
- Folahanmi Tomiwa Akinsolu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6782-9820)
- Chukwuebuka C. Okafor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7753-4751)
- Ucheoma Nwaozuru (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0680-0928)
- Oliver Ezechi
- Olugbenga Ogedegbe
- Adesola Zaidat Musa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6533-2984)
- Olufunto A. Olusanya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6983-2882)
- Hong Xian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7549-4880)
- Temitope Ojo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3581-259X)
- Joseph D. Tucker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2804-1181)
- Juliet Iwelunmor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8424-0807)
- Njideka Okubadejo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2975-8803)
- Ifedola Olojo
- Chizoba Ezepue
- Collins O. Airhihenbuwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5789-1551)
- Titilola Gbaja-Biamila
- Olajide Williams
- Shravya Allena
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Georgia State University (US)
- University of Ibadan (NG)
- University of Lagos (NG)
- Washington University in St. Louis (US)
- SSM Health Care (US)
- SSM Health Rehabilitation Hospital (US)
- Wake Forest University (US)
- Saint Louis University (US)
- Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NG)
- New York University (US)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2025-11-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24193-y
- Primary Topic
- Music Therapy and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health