Socio-Demographic Distribution of Hypertension Status Among Adult Traders in Oyo State, Nigeria
| Main Authors: | EZEIKE, Chinyere Edith (RN, RM, BNSc, PGDE, MPH), UKWUOMA, Sunday Ifeanyi (B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D in view) |
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| Format: | Article Journal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
| Terbitan: |
, 2021
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/5015973 |
Daftar Isi:
- The study examined association between selected socio-demographic characteristics of traders and hypertension. A descriptive cross-sectional design was adopted in this study. The study population consisted of adult traders in the Ibadan metropolis, Nigeria. The sample consisted of 596 respondents from the three major tribes in six major markets in Ibadan metropolis. The sample for the study was selected using multi-stage sampling procedure. Demographic variables measures were taken using an inventory to determine respondent age, sex, marital status, ethnicity, religion, number of children and number of years in business while weighing scale and measuring tape for height was were used to measure weight and height and sphygmomanometer was used to determine their hypertension status. The frequency distribution of socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents was tabulated while chi-square analysis was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of this study revealed that the socio-demographic characteristics related with hypertension are age, marital status, number of children, number of years in business, body mass index while sex and ethnicity were not related with hypertension. It was recommended that those at higher risk of hypertension should be adequately educated on what and what not to do. There is also an urgent need to educate traders to know their health status and to monitor their blood pressure regularly for early detection of hypertension and prompt treatment given Keywords: Socio-demographic, Hypertension Status, Traders,
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