Raised blood pressure magnitude and associated factors among previously undiagnosed adult outpatient attendants in Tirunesh Beijing general hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
| dc.contributor.advisor | Gizaw, Muluken(MPH, PHD) | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Assefa, Nigussie (MPH, MSc) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Worku, Addisu | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-11-03T07:12:06Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-05T14:40:15Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-11-03T07:12:06Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-05T14:40:15Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-09 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: Globally hypertension is one of major public health problem affecting 972 million people. The prevalence of hypertension in Ethiopia is estimated to be 16% in 2015. But vast majority (76.6%) of hypertension patients in Ethiopia never measured their blood pressure. Furthermore, large number of patients visited traditional healers. Objectives: The study examined the magnitude and associated factors of raised blood pressure among previously undiagnosed adult outpatient attendants in Tirunesh Beijing General Hospital, 2020. Methods: The study employed an institution-based cross-sectional study design. A total of 408 study participants were included and selected by using systematic random sampling technique. Data were collected by using a pretested structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics analyses such as frequency and cross tabulation were calculated to measure the magnitude for selected variables versus the magnitude of raised blood pressure. Binary logistics regression was used to examine the possible risk factors for raised blood pressure and risk factors with p-value < 0.2 were included in the multivariable logistic regression model. Statistical significance was determined at P-value < 0.05. The data was processed in Epi Data v3.1 and analyzed in SPSS v26. Results: The respondents age ranged from 18 to 80 years and nearly half (49%) of them were male. The mean systolic and diastolic blood pressures were 125.61 millimeters of Mercury (mmHg) (14.25 SD) and 76.77 mmHg (8.82 SD), respectively. The prevalence of raised blood pressure was 18.6%, 95% CI (15, 22.3). Age >50 years (AOR=7.7, 95% CI:2.8,21.4), age 30 to 49 (AOR=3.3, 95% CI: 1.4, 7.7), smoking (AOR=6.1, 95% CI:2.6-14.3), alcohol consumption (AOR=2.4, 95% CI:1.3-4.3), salt intake (AOR=2.1, 95% CI: 1.1-3.9), and body mass index (BMI) (AOR=2.5, 95% CI:1.2,5.3) were statistically significant risk factors for raised blood pressure in adults. Conclusion: This study indicated that raised blood pressure was a major health burden. The study identified risk factors for raised blood pressure in adults, and most are modifiable. Hence, stakeholders may use the finding to develop preventive and control strategies to decrease the burden of raised blood pressure. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/28491 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Abeba University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Blood pressure,adult | en_US |
| dc.title | Raised blood pressure magnitude and associated factors among previously undiagnosed adult outpatient attendants in Tirunesh Beijing general hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |