Peter C Nwakile1, Babangida S Chori2, Benjamin Danladi2, Abdullahi Umar3, Innocent C Okoye4, Maxwell Nwegbu5, Kefas Zawaya6, Ime Essien7, Kabiru Sada3, John Ogedengbe8, Akinyemi Aje9, Godsent Isiguzo10, Augustine N Odili2. 1. a Department of Community Health , University of Uyo Teaching Hospital , Uyo , Nigeria. 2. b Circulation Health Research Laboratory, College of Health Sciences , University of Abuja , Abuja , Nigeria. 3. c Department of Medicine, Federal Medical Centre , Gusau , Nigeria. 4. d Chukwuemeka Odumegwu University , Awka , Nigeria. 5. e Department of Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences , University of Abuja , Abuja , Nigeria. 6. f Department of Medicine , Federal Teaching Hospital , Gombe , Nigeria. 7. g Department of Medicine , University of Uyo , Uyo , Nigeria. 8. h Department of Human Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences , University of Abuja , Abuja , Nigeria. 9. i Department of Medicine , University College Hospital , Ibadan , Nigeria. 10. j Department of Medicine , Federal Teaching Hospital , Abakiliki , Nigeria.
Abstract
Purpose: Previous studies that evaluated the prevalence of hypertension in Nigeria were either clinic based, non-standardized or did not include out-of-clinic blood pressure (BP) measurement. Materials and Methods: We selected a rural and an urban community in one state in each of the 6 geopolitical zones of Nigeria. Five consecutive BP of adults older than 18 years were measured in the clinic following which, each participant was provided with a home BP device to obtain duplicate morning and evening BP for 3 days. Result: Out of 556 invited from Anambra State, South-East Nigeria, 490 (88%) consented. Overall, more women participated in both rural (115 vs 61, p < .0001) and urban (213 vs 101; p < .0001) sites. About 35.9% of participants had their home BP monitored. Of the 4890 clinic BP readings, 29.8%, 16.3%, 16.6%, 16.4% and 20.8% ended in 0,2,4,6 and 8 digits respectively. Only 0.8% ended in odd numbers. Of the identical BP readings,5 (0.20%), 6 (0.25%), 56 (2.30%) and 316 (12.9%) SBP and 8 (0.33%), 17 (0.70%), 93 (3.80%), 319 (13.1%) DBP had no difference in five, four, three and two values of the five consecutive readings. Conclusion: REMAH is feasible and the quality of BP will ensure that the final results are robust.
Purpose: Previous studies that evaluated the prevalence of hypertension in Nigeria were either clinic based, non-standardized or did not include out-of-clinic blood pressure (BP) measurement. Materials and Methods: We selected a rural and an urban community in one state in each of the 6 geopolitical zones of Nigeria. Five consecutive BP of adults older than 18 years were measured in the clinic following which, each participant was provided with a home BP device to obtain duplicate morning and evening BP for 3 days. Result: Out of 556 invited from Anambra State, South-East Nigeria, 490 (88%) consented. Overall, more women participated in both rural (115 vs 61, p < .0001) and urban (213 vs 101; p < .0001) sites. About 35.9% of participants had their home BP monitored. Of the 4890 clinic BP readings, 29.8%, 16.3%, 16.6%, 16.4% and 20.8% ended in 0,2,4,6 and 8 digits respectively. Only 0.8% ended in odd numbers. Of the identical BP readings,5 (0.20%), 6 (0.25%), 56 (2.30%) and 316 (12.9%) SBP and 8 (0.33%), 17 (0.70%), 93 (3.80%), 319 (13.1%) DBP had no difference in five, four, three and two values of the five consecutive readings. Conclusion: REMAH is feasible and the quality of BP will ensure that the final results are robust.
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Authors: Augustine N Odili; Babangida S Chori; Benjamin Danladi; Peter C Nwakile; Innocent C Okoye; Umar Abdullahi; Maxwell N Nwegbu; Kefas Zawaya; Ime Essien; Kabiru Sada; John O Ogedengbe; Akinyemi Aje; Godsent C Isiguzo Journal: Glob Heart Date: 2020-07-10