Determinants of uncontrolled blood pressure among adult hypertensive patients on follow-up at Negelle and Adola General Hospital, Guji Zone, Southern Ethiopia: facility-based case control study

Autor: Azmach Habtegiorgis, Alo Edin, Kebebew Lemma, Takala Utura, Dereje Girma, Dawit Getachew, Teshome Bekele
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: BMC Public Health, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-20366-3
Popis: Abstract Background Uncontrolled blood pressure is a significant public health problem associated with a high rate of mortality and morbidity worldwide. In Ethiopia, 48% of hypertensive patients have Uncontrolled blood pressure. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the determinants of uncontrolled blood pressure among adult hypertensive patients on follow-up at the Negele and Adola General Hospitals in the Guji Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia. Methods A facility-based, unmatched case–control study was conducted in Negelle and Adola General Hospitals, Guji Zone, from January-01–30, 2023, on 384 samples. Study participants were selected consecutively as they came for treatment until the required sample size was obtained. The data were collected using an interview-administered structured questionnaire and medical chart review. The data were entered into Epi-data version 3.1 and exported to SPSS version 25 for analysis. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to model the association between the dependent and independent variables. The candidate variables with p
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