Advanced age, higher education, marriage, and greater wealth were associated with a higher risk of hypertension history among Ghanaian women of reproductive age, with an overall prevalence of 7.5%.
Cross-Sectional
The study identifies a 7.5% prevalence of hypertension history among reproductive-age women in Ghana, highlighting specific sociodemographic risk factors such as advanced age, higher education, and wealth.
Background. Hypertension is a global health problem. Yet, studies on hypertension rarely focus on women in Ghana. The purpose of this study is to ascertain the prevalence and sociodemographic determinants of hypertension history among Ghanaian women in reproductive age. Methods. This study used data from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey. Bivariate and logistic regression analyses were carried out to ascertain the prevalence and determinants of hypertension history among the respondents. Results. The study found that the overall prevalence of hypertension history among the respondents was 7.5%; however, there were vast variations within most of the sociodemographic categories. Age, level of education, marital status, work status, and wealth status had a significant relationship with hypertension history among the respondents. Women in advanced age groups, highly educated, married, and widowed/divorced/separated, nonworking women, and women from wealthy households were at higher risk of having hypertension history. Conclusion. Myriads of sociodemographic factors determine the hypertension history of women in Ghana. It is therefore essential to target medical and psychosocial hypertension interventions at Ghanaian women in the higher risk groups.
Samuel H. Nyarko (Fri,) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension. Sociodemographic factors was evaluated on Prevalence of hypertension history. Advanced age, higher education, marriage, and greater wealth were associated with a higher risk of hypertension history among Ghanaian women of reproductive age, with an overall prevalence of 7.5%.