Why the study?
Information on the burden and associated factors of hypertension in the newly organized Wolkait Tegedie zone was needed to develop effective prevention and control strategies.
Population
Adult patients evaluated at the outpatient department of two district hospitals in Wolkait Tegedie zone, Northwest Ethiopia
Authors
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High undiagnosed hypertension burden in Ethiopian outpatients supports enhanced screening; observational data leaves causal links and interventions open for prospective study.
There is a high prevalence of hypertension (44.91%) among adult outpatients in Northwest Ethiopia, strongly associated with older age, poor physical exercise, cruddy oil consumption, and history of diabetes or family history of hypertension.
Belay et al. (2022) studied this question.
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