Treatment seeking behaviour and associated factors among adults with high blood pressure from three selected states in Nigeria
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19590844 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eniola Bamgboye (0000-0003-0500-8557, University of Ibadan, corresponding author), Abiola Ayoyemi (University of Ibadan, corresponding author), Mobolaji M Salawu (0000-0002-5708-1417, University of Ibadan, corresponding author), Joshua Akinyemi (0000-0002-0675-2110, University of Ibadan, corresponding author), Joshua Odunayo Akinyemi, Okechukwu Samuel Ogah (0000-0002-2093-7787, University of Ibadan, corresponding author), Uzoamaka Alice Uja (Federal Ministry of Health, corresponding author), Rabiu Ibrahim Jalo (0000-0002-6828-4228, Bayero University Kano, corresponding author), Oyediran Emmanuel Oyewole (0000-0002-3367-5712, University of Ibadan, corresponding author), Oyediran Oyewole, Mahmoud Sani, Mahmoud U Sani (0000-0001-8946-129X, Bayero University Kano, corresponding author), IkeOluwapo O Ajayi (0000-0001-7719-8746, University of Ibadan, corresponding author) |
| Editors | Nasheeta Peer (0000-0003-2131-8344) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | e0002949 |
| Publication date | 2024-04-17 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | PLOS Global Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2767-3375 • E-ISSN: 2767-3375 |
| Publisher | Public Library of Science (PLoS) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002949 |
| PMID | 38630739 |
| OpenAlex | W4394874562 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 14 |
Management of hypertension is challenging in multi-cultural and multi-ethnic sub-Saharan African countries like Nigeria. This diversity calls for multi-dimensional interventional approaches for hypertension control. This study assessed the treatment seeking behaviour and associated factors among adults with high blood pressure from three ethnic groups in Nigeria. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 762 adults with high blood pressure from three purposively selected States representing the three main tribes in Nigeria. Using a multistage stratified sampling technique, five communities were selected from two Local Government Areas (LGAs) stratified into urban and rural LGAs in each State. All consenting respondents in each community were consecutively screened for hypertension and recruited. A pretested interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to obtain information on socio-demographic characteristics, treatment seeking behaviour and factors affecting their choice. Data were summarized using descriptive statistics. Relationship between individual, health-related factors and treatment seeking behaviour, as well as the predictors were assessed using a binary logistic regression. at p
Blood pressure · Descriptive statistics · Environmental health · Ethnic group · Family medicine · Igbo · Logistic regression · Nonprobability sampling · Pathology · Population · Stratified sampling · Traditional medicine · Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies · Demography · Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention · Medicine · Sodium Intake and Health · Internal Medicine
| Citations per year | 1.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |