Prevalence of hypertension and its associated factors among primary school students in federal territory

Hypertension is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and there is an increasing risk of developing hypertension among children. Our study aims to determine the prevalence of hypertension and its associated factors among primary school children (7 to 12 years) in the Federal territory...

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Main Author:	Saeed, Ghaloo Sobia
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2021
Subjects:	Hypertension Cardiovascular Diseases
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spelling	my-upm-ir.1038712023-05-23T07:05:58Z Prevalence of hypertension and its associated factors among primary school students in federal territory 2021-12 Saeed, Ghaloo Sobia Hypertension is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and there is an increasing risk of developing hypertension among children. Our study aims to determine the prevalence of hypertension and its associated factors among primary school children (7 to 12 years) in the Federal territory. A self-administered questionnaire was used that explores the sociodemographic background, past medical history, family history & lifestyle characteristics of the participants. Diagnosis of hypertension was based on standard protocol. Data analysis was done using SPSS v26.0. This study involved 251 respondents. The prevalence of hypertension among primary school children is 2%. Significant determinants of hypertension were higher body mass index (BMI), marital status, children who lived with a single parent and of Indian ethnicity. In multivariate logistic regression analysis, it was found that Indians had 55 times higher odds of having true hypertension compared to Malays (95%CI =1.47-2061.87, p = 0.03). It was also found that children from households with a single parent had 85 times higher odds of having true hypertension compared to households with both parents (95%CI = 2.68-2537.53, p = 0.01). Furthermore, those with a higher BMI had 1.4 times higher odds of having true hypertension (95%CI = 1.06-1.43, p = 0.018). The prevalence of hypertension is similar the rates reported around the world. This provides information on where regular monitoring of BP in children should be advocated among healthcare professionals, especially among children with risk factors such as obesity for the development of hypertension. Hypertension Cardiovascular Diseases 2021-12 Thesis http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/103871/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/103871/1/GHALOO%20SOBIA%20SAEED%20-%20IR.pdf text en public masters Universiti Putra Malaysia Hypertension Cardiovascular Diseases Devaraj, Navin Kumar
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advisor	Devaraj, Navin Kumar
topic	Hypertension Cardiovascular Diseases
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description	Hypertension is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and there is an increasing risk of developing hypertension among children. Our study aims to determine the prevalence of hypertension and its associated factors among primary school children (7 to 12 years) in the Federal territory. A self-administered questionnaire was used that explores the sociodemographic background, past medical history, family history & lifestyle characteristics of the participants. Diagnosis of hypertension was based on standard protocol. Data analysis was done using SPSS v26.0. This study involved 251 respondents. The prevalence of hypertension among primary school children is 2%. Significant determinants of hypertension were higher body mass index (BMI), marital status, children who lived with a single parent and of Indian ethnicity. In multivariate logistic regression analysis, it was found that Indians had 55 times higher odds of having true hypertension compared to Malays (95%CI =1.47-2061.87, p = 0.03). It was also found that children from households with a single parent had 85 times higher odds of having true hypertension compared to households with both parents (95%CI = 2.68-2537.53, p = 0.01). Furthermore, those with a higher BMI had 1.4 times higher odds of having true hypertension (95%CI = 1.06-1.43, p = 0.018). The prevalence of hypertension is similar the rates reported around the world. This provides information on where regular monitoring of BP in children should be advocated among healthcare professionals, especially among children with risk factors such as obesity for the development of hypertension.
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qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Saeed, Ghaloo Sobia
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title	Prevalence of hypertension and its associated factors among primary school students in federal territory
title_short	Prevalence of hypertension and its associated factors among primary school students in federal territory
title_full	Prevalence of hypertension and its associated factors among primary school students in federal territory
title_fullStr	Prevalence of hypertension and its associated factors among primary school students in federal territory
title_full_unstemmed	Prevalence of hypertension and its associated factors among primary school students in federal territory
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granting_institution	Universiti Putra Malaysia
publishDate	2021
url	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/103871/1/GHALOO%20SOBIA%20SAEED%20-%20IR.pdf
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Prevalence of hypertension and its associated factors among primary school students in federal territory

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