Key result
Hypertension affects ~31% of adults in Wolaita, Ethiopia, linked to age, obesity, and sugar consumption.
Why the study?
Evidence was lacking on the prevalence of hypertension, prehypertension, and related factors among adult populations of Wolaita, southern Ethiopia.
Population
2483 adult residents of Wolaita, southern Ethiopia
Design
Community-based cross-sectional study using two-stage random sampling
Authors
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Signals need for hypertension screening in southern Ethiopia; extends regional prevalence data but leaves causal links open.
Cross-Sectional (n=2,483)
A community-based study in southern Ethiopia revealed a high prevalence of hypertension (31.3%) and prehypertension (46.4%), with most hypertensive individuals unaware of their condition.
Kumma et al. (2021) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension and prehypertension (n=2,483). Risk factors for hypertension was evaluated on Prevalence of hypertension (95% CI 27.7-35.1). The weighted prevalence of hypertension among adults in Wolaita, Ethiopia was 31.3% (95% CI 27.7-35.1%), with obesity, sugar consumption, and advancing age positively associated with the condition.
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