The prevalence of hypertension and related factors in adults in Sayu village of Shinyanga region, Tanzania, May - June, 1985.
| dc.contributor.author | Tubeti, P.G | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-08-26T09:15:23Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-08-26T09:15:23Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1985 | |
| dc.description.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. | en_GB |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1603 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
| dc.publisher | University of Dar es Salaam. | en_GB |
| dc.subject | Hypertension | en_GB |
| dc.subject | Tanzania | en_GB |
| dc.subject | Adult | en_GB |
| dc.title | The prevalence of hypertension and related factors in adults in Sayu village of Shinyanga region, Tanzania, May - June, 1985. | en_GB |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_GB |