kumar, D KishorStalin, PPrasad, R VishnuSingh, Zile2016-11-252016-11-252016-02D Kishorkumar, P Stalin, R Vishnu Prasad and Zile Singh. Prevalence of Hypertension Among School Children in a Rural Area of Tamil Nadu. Indian Pediatrics. 2016 Feb; 53(2): 165-166.http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/178885A cross-sectional study was conducted to measure the prevalence of hypertension among 310 rural school children in Tamil Nadu. The prevalence of hypertension and pre-hypertension was 10% and 14.2%, respectively. Prevalence was significantly higher among and private school students. We recommend that children should be screened for hypertension for early diagnosis and prevention of complications.enAdolescentEpidemiologyHypertensionArticle