Prevalence of Risk Factors of Hypertension among Media Workers in Selected Media Houses in Greater Accra Region, Ghana

dc.contributor.authorOfosuhene, A. B.
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-25T08:46:16Z
dc.date.available2020-02-25T08:46:16Z
dc.date.issued2020-02
dc.descriptionMPhil. Applied Epidemiology and Disease Controlen_US
dc.description.abstractMicrosoft Abigail Brago Ofosuhene1, 2,, Kenu1, E Afari1, F. Wurapa1, S. O. Sackey1, D. Ameme1, P. Nortey1. F. Anto1 1Ghana Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program, School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Legon. 2Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana. Background: World Health Organization (WHO) define hypertension as a systolic blood pressure (BP) equal or above 140mmHg and/or diastolic BP equal to or above 90mmHg. Hypertension is a dominant risk factor of cardiovascular diseases and accounts for 7.1 million deaths globally (WHO, 2009). An estimated 1.1 billion people have raised blood pressure globally. In Ghana, hypertension was the 4th cause of Outpatient Mortality in 20016. It is a major risk factor for many non-communicable diseases. The study aims at assessing the risk factors of hypertension among media workers. Method: This was a cross-sectional study that used multistage sampling procedure to select media workers in Greater Accra Region. Data collection was carried out during the month of May and June 2019.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/34943
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Ghanaen_US
dc.subjectHypertensionen_US
dc.subjectSystolic Blood Pressureen_US
dc.subjectDiastolic Blood Pressureen_US
dc.subjectGreater Accra Regionen_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of Risk Factors of Hypertension among Media Workers in Selected Media Houses in Greater Accra Region, Ghanaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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