What is it about?
This is a study to determine how common high blood pressure is in adolescents. We chose Grade XII learners who are otherwise well. We also determined if there was kidney involvement, over weight and if there were other risk factors leading to the development of high blood pressure in these learners.
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Why is it important?
This has not been done in learners in our setting. It will hep inform policy maker and health care givers of the risk of high blood pressure in learners.
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This is a unique well designed study that was done as part of World Kidney Day in 2016. It is to date the only report from our region on high blood pressure prevalence in learners.
Professor Rajendra Bhimma
University of KwaZulu-Natal
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This page is a summary of: Prevalence of Primary Hypertension and Risk Factors in Grade XII Learners in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, International Journal of Hypertension, July 2018, Hindawi Publishing Corporation,
DOI: 10.1155/2018/3848591.
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