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ArticleScientific reports2026

Urban ambient air pollution and blood pressure in schoolchildren in Accra, Ghana.

Abosede S Alli, Kate A Kyeremateng, James Nimo, Carissa L Lange, Nancy Dery, Prince Anku, Lilly Y Adzrakor, Geofrey K Kotoka, Philomena Oppong, Samuel Agyei-Mensah and 4 more

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors.

Abosede S AlliDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA.
Kate A KyerematengDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA.
James NimoDepartment of Physics, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
Carissa L LangeDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA.
Nancy DeryDepartment of Physics, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
Prince AnkuDepartment of Physics, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
Lilly Y AdzrakorDepartment of Physics, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
Geofrey K KotokaDepartment of Physics, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
Philomena OppongDepartment of Physics, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
Samuel Agyei-MensahDepartment of Geography and Resource Development, University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.
Youssef OulhoteDepartment of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA.
Allison F HughesDepartment of Physics, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
Majid EzzatiDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Raphael E ArkuDepartment of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA. rarku@umass.edu.

Funding

National Geographic Society NGS-64242R-19University of Massachusetts Amherst, School of Public Health and Health Sciences Dean's Research Enhancement GrantWellcome TrustWellcome Trust 209376/Z/17/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ambient air pollution has been linked to elevated blood pressure (BP) in adults, but research is limited among children, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We investigated the potential effects of ambient fine particulate matter (PM

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Air PollutantsAir PollutionBlood PressureEnvironmental ExposureHypertensionAdolescentChildCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGhanaHumansMaleNitrogen DioxideParticulate MatterAir PollutantsNitrogen DioxideParticulate MatterAir pollutionBlack carbonChildrenFine particulate matterGhanaHypertension

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PMID42243366
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