Prevalence of hypertension and its risk factors among school teachers in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Barua, Ripon; Alam, Monzurul; Parvin, Nadira; Chowdhury, Rajib Nayan

doi:10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183625

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“…The bar chart (Figure 1) shows the WHO/ISH blood pressure classification of respondents, with optimal, normal blood pressure classifications and mild hypertension (grade 1) having higher percentages. The prevalence of hypertension among respondents, using the WHO/ISH classification as seen in Table 5 waist circumference alone, in this study was higher than that found in several studies done in US, Bangladesh and South Africa [12,21,22].…”

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“…This is not surprising, as according to the WHO, the African region had the highest prevalence of hypertension among the six WHO regions [26]. The prevalence in this study was however lower than that among teachers in Dhaka, Bangladesh and South Africa whose prevalence exceeded both the values recorded by WHO for low and middle income countries [12,16,21]. However, low and middle income countries like Nigeria and other African countries as well as Indo-Asian countries like Bangladesh have been shown to bear the highest burden of hypertension globally.…”

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An Evaluation of Obesity and Hypertension among Primary School Teachers in an Urban Region of South-South Nigeria

Judith¹,

Maduka²

2020

J Hypertens Manag

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Obesity is now recognized to be a problem of public health importance with consequences for health and well-being. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and association of obesity and hypertension among primary school teachers in Port Harcourt metropolis in Rivers State, Nigeria. In this descriptive, cross-sectional study, using a cluster sampling method, 400 primary school teachers were selected from public and private primary schools. Their socio-demographic data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire and anthropometric measurements were also obtained. The data was summarized using descriptive statistics and analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23. The findings showed an extremely high prevalence of obesity as well as a high prevalence of hypertension among the teachers. The prevalence of general obesity using BMI was 80.8% and that of central (abdominal) obesity was 84.1%, 61.1% and 97.0% using waist circumference, waist-hip-ratio and waist-height-ratio respectively. The prevalence of hypertension was 27.4%. Using the chi-squared test of association, a statistically significant association was found only between waist-hip-ratio and hypertension. Both obesity and hypertension were prevalent among teachers in this study. Obesity especially central obesity was also associated with negative health outcomes like hypertension. Urgent health education of teachers on the risk factors of hypertension and obesity so that they can avoid them and take responsibility for improving their health indices in this regard was recommended. Another recommendation is the incorporation of weight reduction activities for teachers as part of the regular physical education programs.

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An Evaluation of Obesity and Hypertension among Primary School Teachers in an Urban Region of South-South Nigeria

Judith¹,

Maduka²

2020

J Hypertens Manag

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“…The prevalence found in this study was much lower than the 21.3% reported in Port-Harcourt, South-South Nigeria (Ordinioha, 2013) but very close to the study conducted in among lecturers in Mbarara Uganda in which prevalence was found to be 7.7% (Amanyire et al, 2019). In contrast, a higher prevalence of 52% among lecturers in Dhaka, Bangladesh (Barua et al, 2018), and 44% at Hawassa University in Ethiopia (Esaiyas et al, 2018).The lower prevalence of hypertension found in this study may be due to the fact that the participants exhibited good health-seeking behavior and good lifestyle.…”

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Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Hypertension among Adeleke University Lecturers, Ede, State of Osun, Nigeria

Oshineye

Kayode

Olarinmoye

2022

Int J Health Sci Res

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Background: Hypertension has become a global health importance being the fact that it is deadly especially when it is asymptomatic. The prevalence and risk factors of hypertension among lecturers has not been fully documented. This study was aimed to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of hypertension among Adeleke University Lecturers Ede, Osun State. Method: This was a cross-sectional study. Simple random sampling was used to select 104 lecturers who participated in the study. Blood pressure measurement was taken to determine the prevalence of hypertension among the participants, a structured interviewer administer questionnaire was used for data collection. Data was analysed Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23, Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05. Results: The prevalence of hypertension was 6.7%. Higher odds of being hypertensive were found in age (40-49 years) and overweight/obese. Factors that are significantly associated with hypertension are Body Mass Index (P = 0.002), history of hypertension (P = 0.036), walking per kilometre (exercise) (P = 0.012), and adding of salt (P= 0.001). Conclusion: The prevalence of hypertension was lower among the studied participants. Compulsory routine and constant seminars or health education on lifestyle changes for prevention and proper control of hypertension should be of importance among lecturers. Key words: Prevalence, Hypertension, Risk factors, Lecturers .

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“…The prevalence of hypertension in this study was lower than the national prevalence (35.2%) [ 46 ], the African subregional prevalence (47.5%) [ 47 ], and the prevalence of the studies done in Nigeria (36.6%) [ 48 ], in Bangladesh (52%) [ 49 ], in Zambia (40%) [ 50 ], in Ghana (42.4%), and in South Africa (46%) [ 51 ]. However, it was higher than that of the studies done in Northern Ethiopia (18.1%) [ 52 ], in Bahir Dar, northwest Ethiopia (16.45%) [ 16 ], in Jimma, Southwest Ethiopia (13%) [ 53 ], in Addis Ababa (21%) [ 17 ], in Durame town, Southern Ethiopia (22.4%) [ 54 ], and in Owerri, Nigeria (12.4%) [ 55 ].…”

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The Prevalence of Hypertension and Associated Risk Factors among Secondary School Teachers in Bahir Dar City Administration, Northwest Ethiopia

Damtie

Bereket

Bitew

et al. 2021

International Journal of Hypertension

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Background. Hypertension is one of the noncommunicable cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), and its prevalence is rising in middle- and low-income countries. It is not given enough attention in the developing countries like Ethiopia. Not enough data and studies about hypertension are available in Ethiopia. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of hypertension and its associated risk factors among secondary school teachers in Bahir Dar city administration. Methods. An institutional-based cross-sectional survey was conducted among secondary school teachers in Bahir Dar. Two hundred twenty-two randomly selected teachers were interviewed, and data related to the demographic, behavioral, health, and dietary characteristics of the individuals were recorded. Blood pressure data were taken. Logistic regression analysis had been used to assess independent risk factors for hypertension. p -values of less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant. Results. The overall prevalence of hypertension in the study was 29.28%. Age 41 to 50 (AOR: 2.506; 95% CI: 1.103–5.694; and p = 0.028 ), having self-reported diabetes mellitus (AOR: 8.595; 95% CI: 2.795–26.424; and p < 0.0001 ), having a family history of hypertension (AOR: 3.387; 95% CI: 1.579–7.285; and p = 0.002 ), khat chewing (AOR: 5.426; 95% CI: 1.811–16.256; and p = 0.003 ), physical inactivity (AOR: 5.212; 95% CI: 1.974–13.763; and p = 0.001 ), and presence of self-reported repeated stress (AOR: 3.027; 95% CI: 1.404–6.527; and p = 0.005 ) were the risk factors associated with hypertension. Conclusions. Different intervention measures with a particular emphasis on prevention by introducing lifestyle modifications are highly recommended to mitigate and control hypertension.

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Prevalence of hypertension and its risk factors among school teachers in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Cited by 7 publications

References 19 publications

An Evaluation of Obesity and Hypertension among Primary School Teachers in an Urban Region of South-South Nigeria

An Evaluation of Obesity and Hypertension among Primary School Teachers in an Urban Region of South-South Nigeria

Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Hypertension among Adeleke University Lecturers, Ede, State of Osun, Nigeria

The Prevalence of Hypertension and Associated Risk Factors among Secondary School Teachers in Bahir Dar City Administration, Northwest Ethiopia

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