Background: Hypertension remains an important public health challenge in Imenti North Sub-County, Meru County, Kenya, where Community Health Promoters (CHPs) support community-based screening, monitoring, education, and treatment adherence. Aim: This study assessed the effectiven...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i91434
Lydia U. Egua, Afis A. Agboola, Nurudeen O. Ibrahim, Emmanuel S. Abayomi, Nafiu O. Adenle & Lere P. Oluwadare·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2026
Background: Cardiometabolic risk factors (hypertension, diabetes mellitus and obesity), together with symptoms of depression and anxiety constitute a growing public health challenge in Nigeria. These conditions are increasingly prevalent among adults in peri-urban communities und...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i91420
Augustine Onovuakpo Eguvbe, Emuesiri Kohworho Umukoro, Pedro Ejomafuvwe Amrevwodjemu & Oghenekparobor Blessing Elijah·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2026
Background: Inflammation is a critical factor in the development and progression of hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and kidney disease. Accordingly, elevated levels of inflammatory markers, such as high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (HSCRP), have been reported in patients...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2026/v24i71405
Introduction: Hypertension (HTN) has remained a severe disease with increasing worldwide prevalence, leading to life-threatening complications for decades. Previous studies conducted in Ghana indicated that HTN prevalence cut across all professionals, regions and rural and urban...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i71275
Chijioke Stanley Anyigor-Ogah, Darlington-Peter Chibuzor Ugoji, Idika Mba Idika & Emmanuel Chijioke Uwakwe·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2024
T-cells have been shown to play a role in the development of hypertension but the subset of T-cells involved has not been fully elucidated. Also, there is a global rise in the incidence of hypertension mostly among the young populace. Majority of these cases are not secondary hyp...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i111123
Introduction: Hypertension has been identified as an important health problem worldwide. It is a major factor in cardiovascular diseases with a resultant high mortality rate. Understanding the role of lifestyle modification in the management of hypertension is important in improv...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i101099
Aims: This research aims to evaluate the patterns of iron biomarkers among hypertensive subjects in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Study Design: The investigation is a cross-sectional comparative study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Internal Medicine (Cardiology Un...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i91093
Background: Regular 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) often fail to detect cardiac conduction abnormalities. Among hypertensive patients, conduction irregularities such as atrial fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia are recognized occurrences and these can be intermittent or as...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i61014
Abdullah Nasser Alshahrani, Ahmad Abrahem Awadh Alhweti, Badaya Awadh M. Alshehri, Rayan Abdullah Said Alqhtani, Mohammed Hussain Alzahib, Ibrahim Abdullah Alamri, Fahad Abdullah Alqahtani & Norah Saad Jubran Alkahtani·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2024
Background: One of the main pathological risk factors for the emergence of many cardiovascular illnesses is high blood pressure (BP). Exercise and diet play a significant role in modifying blood pressure, but the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. Objectives: To summa...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i1976
Background: High blood pressure during childhood and adolescence increases the risk of hypertension (HTN) in adulthood. Physical activity (PA) is considered as key component for the prevention and treatment of HTN. `Thus the aim of our study was to assess the relation between hab...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i11946
Oyedeji Samuel Oyewole, Adesina Adeyemi Adeleke, Oke Olusegun Taiwo, Adeosun Oyebola Ganiyu & Awe Kunle·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2023
Objectives: This study investigated levels of measured parameters; bio-elements (zinc, copper, selenium, chromium, and manganese), heavy metals (cadmium and lead), oxidative stress biomarkers (vitamin C, Vitamin E, reduced Glutathione-GSH and malondialdehyde-MDA) and lipid profil...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i11934
Background: Hypertension is a known cause of heart disease which may manifest as an increase in left ventricular mass index. Echocardiography is a painless, safe and reliable test using sound waves for measuring Left Ventricular Mass (LVM) from which Left Ventricular Mass Index (...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i3797
Introduction: Increased prevalence of hypertension (HTN) has been attributed to commonly known risk factors such as obesity, low level of nutritional knowledge, lack of exercise, alcohol intake, and tobacco use. Objective: The objective of this study is to determine the prevalenc...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i1030382
Background: The diseases due to nutritional deficiencies or imbalanced diet can be due to different factors. These factors can be biological or environmental. The study indicated that there will be increase risks of acquiring diseases as a result of irregular intake of diet. Thes...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i1230283
Dyslipidemia is a risk factor in many health complications, among them is hypertension. Case: This report presents a case of a poorly controlled dyslipidemia that could not be managed by medications. A surprisingly and an unexpected factor interfered; the triglyceride-lowering me...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i1030250