Knowledge, practices and prevalence of hypertension among poor urban community dwellers in Ibadan, South-Western Nigeria
The study population has a low level of knowledge, high risky practices and a high prevalence of hypertension. There is a need for concerted health promotion interventions geared towards improving the knowledge and changing the behavioural practices of poor urban community members in southwestern Nigeria.
Authors
- Yetunde O. John-Akinola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5291-765X)
- Segun Emmanuel Ibitoye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5074-816X)
- Mojisola Morenike Oluwasanu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7186-1113)
- Oladimeji Oladepo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2475-5729)
Institutions
- University of Ibadan (NG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of public health research
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/22799036251395255
- Primary Topic
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00