Why the study?
Uncontrolled blood pressure contributes heavily to hypertension-related complications, but the association of social support and other factors with blood pressure control during the COVID-19 pandemic was not well investigated.
Population
360 adults aged 18 or more with hypertension on treatment for three months or more in Dessie City
Design
Cross-sectional study
Authors
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Over half of treated hypertensives had uncontrolled BP during COVID-19; leaves open causal pathways and supports prospective adherence trials.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, over half of hypertensive patients on treatment in Dessie City had uncontrolled blood pressure, driven by poor adherence, male sex, lower education, and low social support.
Fentaw et al. (2022) studied this question.
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