Open AccessPrevalence of Hypertension and Its Associated Factors Among Adults in Areka Town, Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Ufaysa Anjulo,
Dereje Haile,
Anbessaw Wolde
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
integrated blood pressure control
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 20
ISSN - 1178-7104
DOI - 10.2147/ibpc.s295574
Subject(s) - medicine , logistic regression , odds ratio , family history , demography , confidence interval , cross sectional study , obesity , blood pressure , environmental health , sociology , pathology
Hypertension is an emerging public health problem in many low- and middle-income countries including Ethiopia. However, there are limited studies and data are scarce in these countries, particularly in Ethiopia. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of hypertension and its associated factors in this study area.