Blood pressure levels among children in rural Uganda: results from 1,913 children in a general population survey

Kansiime, S (2021). Blood pressure levels among children in rural Uganda: results from 1,913 children in a general population survey. [Dataset]. London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom. 10.17037/DATA.00002387.

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A tabular dataset collected as part of a cross-sectional study in south-western Uganda. It contains information on demographic, anthropometric and blood pressure measurements from children aged 6-12 years. Children with elevated blood pressure (systolic and/or diastolic blood pressure greater or equal to the 95th percentile for age, height and sex) were invited for two further assessments 6-18 months later.

Keywords

Cross-sectional study; Blood pressure

Item Type	Dataset
Resource Type	Resource Type Resource Description Dataset Quantitative
Capture method	Questionnaire: Fixed form - Paper
Date	22 July 2021
Geographical area covered (offline during plugin upgrade)	North East South West 0.375249 32.007 -0.965034 29.656
Language(s) of written materials	English
Creator(s)	Kansiime, S
Associated roles	Webb, E (Researcher) and Hansen, C (Researcher)
LSHTM Faculty/Department	Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health > Dept of Infectious Disease Epidemiology (-2023) MRC/UVRI and LSHTM Uganda Research Unit
Participating Institutions	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom; Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Uganda Research Unit
Funders	Project Funder Grant Number Funder URI Blood pressure levels among children in rural Uganda: results from 1,913 children in a general population survey Medical Research Council G0801566 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000265 Blood pressure levels among children in rural Uganda: results from 1,913 children in a general population survey Medical Research Council G090121392157 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100000265
Date Deposited	23 Jul 2021 15:52
Last Modified	28 Oct 2025 16:19
Publisher	London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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Blood pressure levels among children in rural Uganda: results from 1913 children in a general population survey.

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Children_BP_dataset.csv

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