• determine the roles of sociocultural factors, such as poverty,gender, literacy, stress in the development of CVD and associated risk factors [ Time Frame: 5 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  

• familial or hereditary factors [ Time Frame: 10 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
  

WHO predicted statistics indicate that come 2030 the world will experience a shift in death distribution from communicable to non communicable diseases.CVD will become the number one cause of death in developing countries however, relatively few population-based studies have examined CVD in Nigeria .

Although control of communicable , childhood ,and maternal diseases has benefited from an international efforts on clinical care, policy and implementation,such large scale effort are lacking for CVD and have left both policymakers and individuals with decisions on health issues without adequate informations.

Prior to the commencement of the study, series of community meetings and focus groups discussions will be held to identify ways to enhance participation. An extensive examination will include a series of questionnaires dealing with lifestyle habits, medical history, social and cultural factors, physical assessments which include height, weight, blood pressure, electrocardiogram and laboratory measurements for cholesterol, other lipids, glucose , among others.