Prevalence of Hypertension among Traders in International Market on Orlu Local Government of Imo State

Abstract

The study dwelt on practice of prevalence of hypertension among traders in international market in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State. The study adopted a descriptive design with a population of 300 traders and all 300 for data collection. The researcher developed three research questions and formulated one null hypothesis. The sampling technique adopted was a simple random sampling method. A well-structured questionnaire was the instrument need for data collection which was validated by two experts in Measurement and evaluation and the supervisor who is an expert in research methods. The collected data were analyzed using the frequency and percentage score statistic while the mean score statistics and correlation method was used to establish the relationship posed in the null hypothesis. Results obtained from the analysis revealed that 100% of the respondent knows about hypertension, majority of the respondents had a good blood pressure value. Some recommendations were proffered among which are: eating adequate diet that is low in sodium, reducing the intake of alcohol and stress management, also hypertensive patients/traders should make sure they try to heed to the instructions of their health care providers, as going for hospital treatment when it develops is not the best option.