26% 30%

In 2025
More than High prevalence of hypertension produces a
tremendous public health burden
972 million
people in the
world is

HYPERTENSION
HYPERTENSIVE

21%
of Filipinos are hypertensive
 What if the elevated
values, which are still
considered as
normal, is not normal
anymore?

PREHYPERTENSION
 Not a Disease but a
PREHYPERTENSION WARNING!!!
 Slightly above normal level 120-139/80-89 mmHg
 Most likely to develop to HYPERTENSION
 Young adults (17-23 y/o) are more prone to prehypertension

overweight
LOW
23%
1 of 7 Filipino young adults
are PREHYPERTENSIVE

of the population is
PREHYPRETENSIVE
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The significance of this study is to be able to detect prehypertension in college students before it
progresses to hypertension. It’s important to keep blood pressure under control because hypertension
is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke. The importance of this study is to prevent students
from having high blood pressures or to help students detect early hypertension so they can consult a
doctor as soon as possible to alleviate hypertension. This study is important since there is a very
high prevalence of hypertension among adults. However, awareness, treatment and control of
hypertension is very low (Gebrihet et al, 2017). Thus, this study will raise awareness on hypertension
which is essential in dealing with the disease.
 RELATED STUDIES
• “Prehypertension and associated factors among university students in the Philippines”
o Pengpid et. at. (2014) concluded that 1 out of 7 young adults are pre-hypertensive
o 36.1% in men & 6.8% in women

• “Prevalence of pre-hypertension and hypertension and its related risk factors among
undergraduate students in a Teritiary institution, Ghana”
o This study of Gyamfi et al., (2018) revealed a considerable prevalence rates of pre-
hypertension and hypertension among undergraduate students, with risk factors such as
male gender, obesity and family history
• “Prehypertension and psychosocial risk factors among university students in ASEAN countries”
o Peltzer et. al. (2017) found out that there is a high prevalence of prehypertension in
university students across ASEAN countries, particularly among men (28.7%) than in
female (13.9%) generally.
 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Over 12 million Filipinos are suffering from hypertension making it one of the most common and
primary contributor to premature deaths in the Philippines. It is tagged as “silent killer” because more
than half of people with hypertension are unaware of their condition (Department of Health, 2019).

The presence of hypertension among young adults and children are now prevalent all over the world.
This situation is largely due to the current lifestyle every adolescent is having (Redwine and Daniels, 2012).
Previous Health Secretary Enrique Ona stated that hypertension is a public hazard that can afflict elementary
students. Dr. Susan Pineda-Mercado, the acting WHO representative of the Philippines identified
hypertension as not an illness of old people as there are already young people below 30 years old who are
hypertensive (Jaymalin, 2013).

As young as 18 years old, can be a candidate of prehypertension mainly because of his/her lifestyle.
In a study conducted by Pengpid and his colleagues (2014), 1 out of every 7 Filipino young adults
presented with prehypertension. This raises an awareness especially on the health status of young
individuals.
 GENERAL OBJECTIVE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES
This study sought to determine the following:

1. The demographic profile of the college students in terms of:

The study aims to determine a. Age
prehypertension and associated risk b. Gender
factors among university students in
2. The personal and social history of students in terms of:
Davao City. a. Lifestyle
a. Smoking
b. Drinking
b. Family history

3. The health status of the students in terms of:

a. BMI
b. Blood Pressure

4. The factors contributing to the development of prehypertension

a. Weight

OBJECTIVES
b. Physical activity
c. Salt intake/ Potassium intake
d. Tobacco use
e. Alcohol use
f. Chronic stress
THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
Prehypertension refers to a slight increase in blood pressure level and is common in young adults.
It is not a disease but a warning sign that a disease lies ahead. Young adults and students who are
obese or over-weight, have less physical activities, high salt intake, tobacco and alcohol user and under
a lot of stress are more prone to develop prehypertension. Personal and social profile of students must
be considered such as age, gender, personal and family medical history, BMI and Blood pressure level
(CDC, 2014).
SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS
The study will focus on prehypertension among college students in Davao City and the risks factors that
contributes to the development of it. Thus, students who are diagnosed with hypertension is excluded. The
information that will be obtained from the respondents include age, gender, lifestyle, medical history and history of
hypertension in the family. Weight, physical activities, salt intake, tobacco and alcohol uses and chronic stress will
also be included. The parameters to be measure to the respondents are BMI and Blood Pressure.

The inclusion criteria for research respondents will be the following;

Must be a resident or currently living in Davao City
Must be a college or university student
Male or female
18-23 years’ old

The data will be collected by the researchers using devices such as sphygmomanometer and survey
questionnaires. By these methods, the researchers will be able to determine the blood pressure and evaluate if they
are prehypertensive.
Secure Permit and other Send letters to different
documents signed by school administrations
research leader and and ask for permission
authorized by research for the conduct of
adviser research

Once approved by the Screening and

administration, the identification of
researchers can students who are
conduct survey and considered as pre-
collect data hypertensive

Analysis of results •METHODOLOGY

QUESTIONNAIRE
QUESTIONNAIRE
QUESTIONNAIRE
• PERSONAL DATA
• HEIGHT/ WEIGHT/ BMI
• HEALTH STATUS AND FAMILY HISTORY
• FOOD INTAKE
• PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
• BODY WEIGHT
• SMOKING HABIT
• ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
• STRESS LEVEL
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