Table 2 Prevalence of hypertension and pre-hypertension by population group

All participants

1269

468 (36.8 %)

25.9 %

378 (29.8 %)

21.0 %

Rural residents, Uganda

165

21 (12.7 %)

8.7 %

55 (33.3 %)

19.5 %

Peri-urban residents, Uganda

297

70 (23.6 %)

20.5 %

97 (32.7 %)

21.6 %

Nurses, Nigeria

163

77 (47.2 %)

25.8 %

34 (20.9 %)

16.3 %

School teachers, South Africa

477

228 (47.8 %)

23.2 %

166 (34.8 %)

26.0 %

School teachers, Tanzania

167

72 (43.1 %)

23.1 %

26 (15.6 %)

7.5 %