Open Access<p>The Burden of Hypertension and Associated Factors Among Adults Visiting the Adult Outpatient Department at Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2016</p>
Author(s) -
Daniel Awraris Berhe,
Melaku Kindie Yenit,
Adhanom Gebreegziabher Baraki
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
vascular health and risk management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.892
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1178-2048
pISSN - 1176-6344
DOI - 10.2147/vhrm.s285900
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , odds ratio , cross sectional study , logistic regression , obesity , outpatient clinic , diabetes mellitus , pathology , endocrinology
Hypertension is a global health concern that can lead to cardiovascular disease and death. In Ethiopia, the risks for cardiovascular disease have been increasing dramatically. But due to the high burden of communicable diseases, less emphasis is given to non-communicable diseases like hypertension. This study aimed to fill the information gap by determining the prevalence and the key determinants of hypertension in the study area.