| Autor: |
Gashaw Jember Belay, Molla Fentanew, Misganaw Belay, Melese Gobezie, Gebremariam Bekele, Kefale Getie, Kassaw Belay Shiferaw, Mihret Dejen Takele, Kassahun Cherkos, Alemu Birara Zemariam |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
BMJ Open, Vol 13, Iss 9 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2044-6055 |
| DOI: |
10.1136/bmjopen-2023-073018 |
| Popis: |
Background Accurate evaluation of physical activity for patients with hypertension is important to determine patients’ health outcomes and intervention measures. Information about physical activity among patients with hypertension in Ethiopia is not well known.Objective This study was aimed to assess the physical activity and associated factors among patients with hypertension.Study design An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted.Study setting The study was conducted at the Tertiary Hospital Northwest, Ethiopia.Outcome measures Physical activity was assessed by Global Physical Activity Questionnaire as the primary outcome and factors significantly associated with physical activity were secondary outcomes.Participants Four hundred and twenty patients with hypertension took part in the study; among those 233 were men and 187 were women. The study participants were chosen using a systematic random sampling method. SPSS V.20 statistical software was used to analyse the data. In the multivariable logistic regression analysis model, adjusted OR (AOR) with a 95% CI and p value |
| Databáze: |
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