Background More people from sub-Saharan Africa aged between 20 years and 60 years are
affected by end-organ damage due to underlying hypertension than people in high-income …

Abstract Purpose of Review To review recent evidence on childhood hypertension across
Africa, identifying knowledge gaps, challenges and priorities, and highlight clinical …

Introduction The prevailing nutritional conditions and the triple challenge of malnutrition
faced by adolescents have adverse consequences for both the present and future …

Blood pressure (BP) is the main driver of mortality with 12.8% of all deaths worldwide.
Adolescents are not spared, precisely in Cameroon where they constitute more than half of …

Background The prevalence of obesity and hypertension in children is associated with an
increased risk of cardiovascular disease and increases the prevalence of heart failure and …

Background: Hypertension is one of the major factors for high mortality of adults in Africa.
However, complications occur at lower values than those previously classified as …

Introduction Hypertension (HTN) among adolescents is common in high-income countries,
and leads to increased premature cardiovascular diseases (CVD). In sub-Saharan Africa …

Few data to date exist on pediatric hypertension (PH) prevalence and risk factors in semi‐
urban areas in Cameroon, and they are believed to be the same as urban areas. These data …

Objective To assess the prevalence of hypertension, impaired fasting capillary glucose
(IFCG) and coexistence of both as well as determinants of these conditions among rural …

Background: Elevated blood pressure, or hypertension, is one of the main health problems
among adolescents globally. However, there are limited data on hypertension among …