Open Access<p>Undiagnosed Hypertension and Associated Factors Among Adults in Hawela Tula Sub-City, Hawassa, Southern Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study</p>
Author(s) -
Demelash Wachamo,
Dereje Geleta,
Endrias Markos Woldesemayat
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s276955
Subject(s) - medicine , overweight , logistic regression , cross sectional study , odds ratio , diabetes mellitus , obesity , demography , family history , public health , population , stroke (engine) , environmental health , mechanical engineering , nursing , pathology , engineering , endocrinology , sociology
Hypertension (HTN) is a major public health problem and often it is unnoticed. Undiagnosed HTN may lead to a high burden of cardiovascular diseases and complications such as stroke and heart attack. In this study, we aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of undiagnosed HTN.