ArticleBMC cardiovascular disorders2025
Gender disparities in hypertension prevalence, awareness and healthcare seeking behaviour among young adults in Nigeria.
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- Prevalence of hypertension among adults in Nigeria: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Non-laboratory-based cardiovascular risk assessment: 10-year absolute risk, predicted heart age and intervention requirements in a Nigerian population.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2026Article
- Assessing the burden and inequality in the unmet need for hypertension and type 2 diabetes care using a care cascade framework in Tanzania, Lesotho, and South Africa.Primary health care research & development · 2026Article
- Digital health interventions for hypertension management in African women: a scoping review protocol.Systematic reviews · 2026Article
- Implications of the 2025 AHA/ACC hypertension guideline on hypertension prevalence, treatment eligibility and blood pressure control in Nigeria: a cross-sectional comparative study.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Prevalence, Awareness, and Treatment of Hypertension in 37 African Countries: Trends From 2003 to 2022.Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2025Article
- Food insecurity: a driver of gender disparity in elevated blood pressure among adults in Ondo State, Nigeria (a cross-sectional study).The Pan African medical journal · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe burden of hypertension and healthcare seeking behaviour can be driven by gender-related inequalities in access to care. Low hypertension awareness often originates in early adulthood, determining gender patterns in hypertension. The factors that contribute to these patterns in this life stage are critical for improving hypertension control and reducing cardiovascular disease risk. This study was conducted to assess the gender disparities in hypertension prevalence, awareness and healthcare seeking behaviour among young adults in three selected states in Nigeria.
methodsUsing a cross-sectional design, we assessed gender differences in prevalence, awareness and healthcare seeking behaviour for hypertension among 924 young adults aged 18 - 40 years in three states of Nigeria (Abia, Oyo and Kano States). Pearson's Chi-square was used to test associations between variables. Predictors of gender disparities were assessed with binary logistic regression at 5% level of statistical significance.
resultsOf these, 416 (45.0%) were less than 30 years old while 508 (55.0%) of the respondents were ≥ 30 years of age with a mean age ± SD of 29.6 ± 6.8 and 29.8 ± 6.8 for male and female respondents respectively. Overall, the prevalence of hypertension among young adults in the three states was 169 (18.2%); higher among females 107 (19.2%) compared to males 61 (16.7%). Awareness of high blood pressure (BP) was higher among female respondents 333 (59.7%) compared to their male counterparts 192 (52.5%) and the difference was statistically significant (p = 0.03). Visits to a health care provider was higher among females (16.0%) than males (8.7%). Age, marital status, ethnicity, education and occupation were significantly associated (p < 0.005) with elevated BP among female hypertensives while age, marital status and ethnicity were significantly associated with elevated BP among male hypertensives.
conclusionsThe study showed gender specific differences with regards to the burden, awareness and health seeking behaviour for hypertension among young adults in Nigeria. There is need for gender specific interventions to control the increasing burden of hypertension in Nigeria.
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