Key result
Hypertension was present in 22.6% of adult outpatients in Hargeisa, independently associated with age, high cholesterol, and obesity.
Why the study?
Hypertension is the leading risk factor for cardiovascular diseases globally, but there is a paucity of information regarding the hypertension status of adults in Somaliland.
What is the prevalence of hypertension and its associated sociodemographic, behavioural, and biological risk factors among adult outpatients at Hargeisa Group Hospital in Somaliland?
Cross-Sectional (n=319)
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What is the prevalence of hypertension and its associated sociodemographic, behavioural, and biological risk factors among adult outpatients at Hargeisa Group Hospital in Somaliland?
Nearly one in four adult outpatients at Somaliland's main referral hospital had hypertension, driven independently by older age, obesity, and hypercholesterolaemia, highlighting an urgent need for non-communicable disease prevention and management programs in the region.
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Supports targeted NCD screening in similar settings; leaves open causal directions and generalizability beyond this cross-sectional sample.
Hypertension is the leading risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and represents a major public health challenge worldwide. There is a paucity of information regarding the hypertension status of adults in Somaliland. We aimed to assess the magnitude of, and factors associated with, hypertension among adult patients seeking care at Hargeisa group hospital in Hargeisa city, Somaliland. We conducted a health facility-based cross-sectional study enrolling adult outpatients. We used the World Health Organization (WHO) STEPwise surveillance approach to obtain patient information. A total of 319 participants (54.2% males; mean age 40.4 ± 14.0 years) had complete data records. The prevalence of hypertension was 22.6% (95% confidence interval; 18.2-27.6%). The prevalence of hypertension increased with age and was higher in males (24.9%) than in females (19.9%). Age, cholesterolaemia and obesity were significantly associated with hypertension. Separate analyses for females and males revealed that obesity was significantly associated with hypertension in females but not in males. On the contrary, cholesterolaemia was significantly associated with hypertension in males but not in females. We found a high prevalence of hypertension and multiple risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in outpatients seeking care in Hargeisa. Our findings emphasise the need for enhanced focus on the prevention and management of NCDs in Somaliland.
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Nooh et al. (2023) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=319). Sociodemographic, behavioural, and biological risk factors (age, cholesterolaemia, obesity) vs. Absence of respective risk factors was evaluated on Presence of hypertension (self-reported diagnosis, antihypertensive medication use, or measured BP >= 140/90 mmHg) (OR 17.60 (for obesity in multivariable model), 95% CI 1.68-217.00, p=0.016). Hypertension was present in 22.6% of adult outpatients in Hargeisa, independently associated with age, high cholesterol, and obesity.
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