The prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of hypertension among women (15–49 years) in Lesotho
A descriptive analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15380464 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mapitso Lebuso (0009-0005-5995-0187, University of the Witwatersrand, corresponding author), Nicole Billings (University of the Witwatersrand), Nicole De Wet-Billings |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 562-562 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-22 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-022-12960-0 |
| PMID | 35317759 |
| OpenAlex | W4221126007 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 6 |
Chances of being diagnosed with high blood pressure increased with an increase with the age of the respondents. Age was found to be the most definite positive significant socio-demographic correlate of hypertension among women in Lesotho. To control hypertension, primary prevention strategies should target the identified high-risk -older age groups, the ever-married as well as prehypertensive women
Biostatistics · Blood pressure · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Logistic regression · Marital status · Odds ratio · Population · Prehypertension · Public health · Birth, Development, and Health · Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies · Demography · Medicine · Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies · Epidemiology · Gerontology · Internal Medicine
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |