Open AccessHypertension and Its Associated Factors Among Long-Distance Truck Drivers in Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Mohammed Rike,
Mengistie Diress,
Baye Dagnew,
Mihret Getnet,
Abbul Hasano Kebalo,
Derese Sinamaw,
Damtew Solomon,
Yonas Akalu
Publication year - 2022
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.s361789
Subject(s) - odds ratio , confidence interval , medicine , logistic regression , demography , cross sectional study , environmental health , odds , truck , physics , pathology , sociology , thermodynamics
Hypertension is rising globally and is one of the leading causes of cardiovascular disease. It affects people of different groups; however, owing to a rise in a sedentary lifestyle it is more prevalent among long-distance truck drivers. However, the prevalence of hypertension and its associated factors among truck drivers in Ethiopia is not known. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the prevalence of hypertension and its associated factors among long-distance truck drivers in Ethiopia.