Volume 14, Issue 4, August 2025

  • Research Article

    Dietary Consumption Patterns and Development of Hypertension Among Rural and Urban Population of Kisii County, Kenya

    Alex Ontiri Ondieki*, Nickson Okiomeri Ogugu, Medrine Jelimo Yator

    Issue: Volume 14, Issue 4, August 2025
    Pages: 57-67
    Received: 2 May 2025
    Accepted: 19 May 2025
    Published: 19 August 2025
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    Abstract: Hypertension, a primary component of cardiovascular diseases, has been a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide because individuals are not able to prevent risk factors to its development. Rising cases of hypertension in Sub Saharan Africa have been attributed to undiagnosed, untreated and inadequately treated hypertension. The prevalence... Show More