The knowledge, attitude, and prevalence of hypertension among automobile workers in Aba, Abia State

Introduction: Hypertension is a chronic medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is elevated. It is one of the most common worldwide diseases affecting humans and is a major risk factor for stroke, myocardial infarction, vascular disease and chronic kidney disease. Methods and materials: This is analytical cross sectional study on the knowledge, attitude and prevalence of hypertension among automobile workers in Aba, Abia state. It was conducted using a self administered questionnaire; collated data was analyzed using statistical package for social science (SPSS) version 20 and discussion subsequently done. Several studies and research have been done in relation to this topic and results compared and contrasted. Results: A sample size of 281 automobile workers was used for the study. Majority (25.6%) of the respondent were within 26-30 years. Most of them were married (54.8%), 44.8% were single and 0.4% widowed. Majority of the respondents (95.4%) were Ibos. Also, 96.1% were Christians and 80.1% attained secondary level of education. Majority (94.6%) of them are from monogamous family. Those that have heard of hypertension are 85.1%. Majority of them (66.5%) did not know the normal blood pressure, 33.5% know what it is while 89.3% know the complications of hypertension. Most of the respondents (76.5%) agreed that regular blood pressure check helps manage hypertension, 78.3% agreed that antihypertensive drugs help control hypertension, majority (71.5%) also agreed that stress significantly affects blood pressure level and 64.8% agreed that diet and regular exercise helps control hypertension. Also, statistically significant association was found between Alcohol status and Ethnicity, Religion and Number of children. Conclusion: There is a high prevalence of diastolic hypertension among automobile workers, their attitude towards regular blood pressure checking in the management of hypertension is poor and they prefer to be ignorant of their blood pressure level

Valorization of a biomass: phytochemicals in oilseed by-products

A huge amount of residue is released every year in agricultural and food industries. If this waste is valorised properly, it would be very beneficial from both economic and environmental aspects. Recently, seeds of oil crops have been getting great interest due to their waste rich in a great variety of lipophilic and hydrophilic phytochemicals. On the other hand, oilseed processing by-products comprise approximately 35 millions of tons seed for oil in European Union. Therefore, this remarkable amount of residue should be considered as a resource from waste to health. The purpose of the present research is to introduce the types of oilseed by-product and their high added value phytochemicals by summarizing the recent studies on the valorization of different wastes of several oilseed crops. This research also supplies an overview of the oilseed sources with their botanical names, production regions and target phytochemical ingredients. Moreover, further remarks with some certain concerns are discussed