DOI: 10.21276/sjpms.2018.5.2.9

Pages: 157-165

The study employed the cumulative sum (CUSUM) control chart in determining the trend of hypertension in Nnewi North, Anambra state, Nigeria. The objective of this study was to determine whether the process of hypertension is out of control in Anambra State from 2010-2014. Secondary source of data collection was employed in this study and the CUSUM chart analysis and descriptive statistics were the statistical tools used in this study. The findings of the study indicate that the level of hypertension is out of control in Anambra State which calls for a serious intervention program. Also, it was found that the process of hypertension was last in control in September, 2010, which implies that the shift likely occurred between September and October, 2010. Based on the findings of this study it is obvious that the rate of reported cases of hypertension is alarming. Hence, there is serious need for government and health workers to detect the assignable causes of variation and thereby educate people on how to live healthy, the foods to take and the ones to avoid.