BMC Research Notes (Dec 2018)

Prevalence and associated factors of hypertension among adult patients in Felege-Hiwot Comprehensive Referral Hospitals, northwest, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

  • Amare Belachew,
  • Tilahun Tewabe,
  • Yihun Miskir,
  • Ermias Melese,
  • Endalew Wubet,
  • Saba Alemu,
  • Tewabech Teshome,
  • Yezibalem Minichel,
  • Getasew Tesfa

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-018-3986-1
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

Read online

Abstract Objective The main objective of this study was to assess the prevalence and factors associated with hypertension among adult patients in Felege-Hiwot Comprehensive Referral Hospital, northwest Ethiopia, 2018. Result The prevalence of hypertension in the current study area was 27.3%. Known history of cardiac problems [AOR = 6.9; 95% CI (1.24, 11.44)], alcohol consumption [AOR = 2.2; 95% CI (1.04, 5.05)], abdominal obesity [AOR = 2.3; 95% CI (1.02, 5.04)], and obesity [AOR = 4.8; 95% CI (1.12, 8.34)] were factors associated independently with hypertension.

Keywords