Obesity and Hypertension Prevalence in Nurses in a Tertiary Health Institution in Cameroon

Autor:	Butera Gianfranco, Sr Appolonia Budzee, Tantchou Tchoumi Jc
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	Gerontology medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Alternative medicine Anthropometry medicine.disease Obesity Blood pressure Hypertension prevalence Family medicine Trained nurse Outpatient clinic Medicine General hospital business
Zdroj:	International Journal of Cardiovascular Research.
ISSN:	2324-8602
DOI:	10.4172/2324-8602.1000138
Popis:	Obesity and Hypertension Prevalence in Nurses in a Tertiary Health Institution in Cameroon The cross-sectional study was carried out in the medical outpatient department of the St. Elizabeth Catholic General hospital Shisong, Cardiac centre. 108 female nurses were recruited into the study. Following informed verbal consent, and after the patient had been seated for at least 10 minutes, a trained nurse took blood pressure and anthropometric measurements. Hypertension was defined according to their commendations of the JNC 7.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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