| Title |
Prevalence of hypertension and associated cardiovascular risk factors in an urban slum in Nairobi, Kenya: A population-based survey
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Public Health, November 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-14-1177 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Mark David Joshi, Richard Ayah, Elijah Kaharo Njau, Rosemary Wanjiru, Joshua Kyateesa Kayima, Erastus Kennedy Njeru, Kenneth Kipyegon Mutai |
| Abstract |
Urbanisation has been described as a key driver of the evolving non-communicable disease (NCD) epidemic. In Africa, hypertension is the commonest cardiovascular problem. We determined the prevalence and risk factor correlates of hypertension in the largest Nairobi slum. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1 | 50% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | <1% |
| Ethiopia | 1 | <1% |
| Kenya | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 388 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 88 | 22% |
| Student > Bachelor | 55 | 14% |
| Researcher | 40 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 36 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 28 | 7% |
| Other | 48 | 12% |
| Unknown | 99 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 121 | 31% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 55 | 14% |
| Social Sciences | 26 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 14 | 4% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 10 | 3% |
| Other | 58 | 15% |
| Unknown | 110 | 28% |
Attention Score in Context
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