April 24, 2015PLoS ONEOpen Access

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Hypertension: A Crossectional Community Based Study in Northwest Ethiopia

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Population

2,200 adults aged 35 years and above in the rural and urban communities of Dabat district and Gondar town…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

SASolomon Mekonnen AbebeAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics YBYemane BerhaneAddis Continental Institute of Public Health AWAlemayehu WorkuAddis Continental Institute of Public Health

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Implication

Supports targeted screening in older adults with obesity or alcohol use; leaves open causality and generalizability from cross-sectional data.

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Population

2,200 adults aged 35 years and above in the rural and urban communities of Dabat district and Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia. Median age 47 years.

Outcome

Prevalence of hypertension (defined as Systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg and/or Diastolic BP ≥ 90mmHg or reported use of anti-hypertensive medications)

The prevalence of hypertension in Northwest Ethiopia is high at 27.9%, highlighting a significant public health challenge that requires expanded screening and diagnostic services.

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Abebe et al. (2015) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a70447ee36a167817e20587 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0125210

Topics

Hypertension management

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Supports targeted screening in older adults with obesity or alcohol use; leaves open causality and generalizability from cross-sectional data.

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Hypertension: A Crossectional Community Based Study in Northwest Ethiopia

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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Hypertension: A Crossectional Community Based Study in Northwest Ethiopia

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Implication

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