Abstract:
The main objective of this study was to
determine the point prevalence of hypertension and prevalence of relevant risk factors in
adult male s and female s of Sayu Sayu Village
in Shinyanga Region, Tanzania.
A survey of 773 individuals revealed
a point prevalence of 60210. The hypertensives
included all persons with diastolic blood
pressures 7.95 mm and or systolic blood
pressure 7160 mm. The study showed a
significant increase in hypertension with
increasing age, but there was no overall sex
difference in its ~prevalence. The most
important risk factors found in the study
population were age, obesity, glycosuria,
tobacco, and alcohol usage.
