Hypertension A Silent Epidemic in Nigeria: The Way Forward Volume 2 - Issue 2

Dalhatu A¹*, Danlami S³, Yunusa U² and Umar LB²

• ¹Department of Nursing Sciences, Medical-Surgical Unit, Bayero University, Nigeria
• ²Department of Nursing Sciences, Community-Health Nursing Unit, Bayero University, Nigeria
• ³College of Nursing and Midwifery, Nigeria

Received: 04 November 2019;  Published: 12 November 2019

Corresponding author: Dalhatu A, Department of Nursing Sciences, Medical-Surgical Unit, Bayero University, Nigeria

DOI: 10.32474/GJAPM.2019.02.000135

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Abstract

High-blood pressure episode is a strong independent risk factor for death from heart disease and stroke. It is usually common diagnostic investigations in modern day cardiology especially in high temperate region where its cut across all ages. Hot temperate regions, Nigeria inclusive has recorded appreciable headway in improving the health care outcomes of its populations, in spite of the challenges posed by pervasive poverty, epidemic diseases, and food insecurity. Checking out both communicable and noncommunicable disease is necessary if quality and effective health care service is to be made available in the context of primary healthcare development. This article reviewed relevant literatures related to hypertension, prevalence and its associated risk which were published by journals nationally and internationally. There is increasing evidence in hot temperate regions in which Nigeria is located, that high-blood pressure is becoming a common clinical condition among nearly all population irrespective of their ages. Hypertensive episodes and quality of care is taking a reverse direction in hot temperate zones. This paradigm shift witness in most non communicable disease necessitates acute response by cardiologist to decreasing the effect of cardiac death and stroke. Hypertension control requires expertise and on-going sensitization programs in hot temperate zones to improving health outcome. The probable challenges faced by the treatment of hypertensive episode, focuses on the progress made toward the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Nigeria, and the need to establish more robust health systems. We therefore, recommend implementation of sustainable, aggressive and measurable population-based programs for high blood pressure awareness, prevention, treatment, and control as well as investments in improved surveillance and program-relevant research to provide the evidence base for policy development and effective hypertension prevention and control.

Keywords: Hypertension; Health; Epidemic; Services; Tropic

Abstract| Introduction| Clinical etiology of hypertension in the tropic| Early clinical features of hypertension in the tropic| Investigations| Treatment/prevention strategy| Recommendation and way forward| Conclusion| References|