Heart failure in sub-Saharan Africa: a contemporaneous systematic review and meta-analysis

VN Agbor, M Essouma, NAB Ntusi, UF Nyaga… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To summarise available data on the prevalence, aetiology, treatment and
prognosis of heart failure (HF) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Setting This systematic review …

Evidence of an overweight/obesity transition among school-aged children and youth in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

SK Muthuri, CE Francis, LJM Wachira, AG LeBlanc… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Prevalence of childhood overweight/obesity has increased considerably in
recent years. The transition to higher rates of overweight/obesity has been well documented …

Manufacturing epidemics: the role of global producers in increased consumption of unhealthy commodities including processed foods, alcohol, and tobacco

D Stuckler, M McKee, S Ebrahim, S Basu - PLoS medicine, 2012 - journals.plos.org
In an article that forms part of the PLoS Medicine series on Big Food, David Stuckler and
colleagues report that unhealthy packaged foods are being consumed rapidly in low-and …

Prevalence and associated factors of hypertension: a crossectional community based study in Northwest Ethiopia

SM Abebe, Y Berhane, A Worku, A Getachew - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Hypertension, being the root cause of many of the body sytem and organs
failure, remains to be a major public health challenge globally. Though the problem is huge …

Rural and urban differences in blood pressure and hypertension in Ghana, West Africa

C Agyemang - Public health, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Hypertension, once rare in traditional African societies, is rapidly becoming
a major public health problem. OBJECTIVE: To assess urban and rural differences in blood …

Epidemiology of stroke and high blood pressure in Africa

GA Mensah - Heart, 2008 - heart.bmj.com
Stroke and high blood pressure are major causes of death and disability worldwide.
Although comprehensive stroke surveillance data for Africa are lacking, the available data …

Trends in prevalence of hypertension and hypertension phenotypes among Chinese children and adolescents over two decades (1991–2015)

X Ye, Q Yi, J Shao, Y Zhang, M Zha, Q Yang… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Hypertension is a leading cause of cardiovascular-related morbidity and
mortality. Elevated blood pressure (BP) in children is related to long-term adverse health …

Stroke in Ashanti region of Ghana

C Agyemang, G Attah-Adjepong, E Owusu-Dabo… - Ghana medical …, 2012 - ajol.info
STROKE IN ASHANTI REGION OF GHANA Page 1 June 2012 Volume 46, Number 2
Supplement GHANA MEDICAL JOURNAL 12 STROKE IN ASHANTI REGION OF GHANA C …

The association of physical activity, body mass index and the blood pressure levels among urban poor youth in Accra, Ghana

E Afrifa–Anane, C Agyemang, SNA Codjoe… - BMC public health, 2015 - Springer
Background Globally, there is an increasing prevalence of high blood pressure (HBP)
among adults and youth. However, the mechanisms of how the risk factors (physical …

Obesity and elevated blood pressure among adolescents in Lagos, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

AA Oduwole, TA Ladapo, IB Fajolu, EN Ekure… - BMC Public Health, 2012 - Springer
Background Childhood obesity and associated hypertension are major public health
concerns globally. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of obesity and the …