TY - JOUR
T1 - Psychosocial factors and hypertension prevalence among Ghanaians in Ghana and Ghanaian migrants in Europe: The RODAM study
AU - Awuah, Raphael Baffour
AU - de-Graft Aikins, Ama
AU - Dodoo, F. Nii-Amoo
AU - Meeks, Karlijn A. C.
AU - Beune, Eric J. AJ
AU - Klipstein-Grobusch, Kerstin
AU - Addo, Juliet
AU - Smeeth, Liam
AU - Bahendeka, Silver K.
AU - Agyemang, Charles
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Despite progress made to prevent and control hypertension, its prevalence has persisted in many countries. This study examined the associations between psychosocial factors and hypertension among Ghanaian non-migrants and migrants. Data were drawn from the Research on Obesity and Diabetes among African Migrants (RODAM) project. Findings show that among migrant women, those who experienced periods of stress at home/work had higher odds of hypertension. Among non-migrants, women with depression symptoms were more likely to be hypertensive. Furthermore, there was a positive association between negative life events and hypertension among non-migrant men. The findings highlight the importance of psychosocial factors in addressing hypertension prevalence in Ghanaian populations.
AB - Despite progress made to prevent and control hypertension, its prevalence has persisted in many countries. This study examined the associations between psychosocial factors and hypertension among Ghanaian non-migrants and migrants. Data were drawn from the Research on Obesity and Diabetes among African Migrants (RODAM) project. Findings show that among migrant women, those who experienced periods of stress at home/work had higher odds of hypertension. Among non-migrants, women with depression symptoms were more likely to be hypertensive. Furthermore, there was a positive association between negative life events and hypertension among non-migrant men. The findings highlight the importance of psychosocial factors in addressing hypertension prevalence in Ghanaian populations.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85075218739&origin=inward
UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31763049
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1177/2055102919885752
DO - https://doi.org/10.1177/2055102919885752
M3 - Article
C2 - 31763049
SN - 2055-1029
VL - 6
JO - Health Psychology Open
JF - Health Psychology Open
IS - 2
ER -