National Blood Pressure Screening in Children to Improve Paediatric Healthcare in South Africa

Inclusion Criteria: * All children between ages 5-\<18 years * All children with voluntary assent/consent and parent's permission Exclusion Criteria: * circumstances interfere with the participant's ability to give informed consent (diminished understanding or comprehension, or any language barriers that may pose potential risk in participation under false expectations) * randomly selected children who choose not to participate (lack of assent/consent), even if parent's permission was received, * conditions that interfere with a patient's ability to follow study guidelines, e.g., the use of drugs, alcohol or tobacco products * ages \>18 years or under 5 years * Children will be excluded from the analysis for the determination of normative reference values for blood pressure and anthropometry if taking certain concomitant medication(s) that may affect their blood pressure, or any underlying disease e.g., chronic kidney disease, chronic heart disease etc. that may raise blood pressure.