Magnitude and Severity of Depression and Associated Factors Among Hypertensive Patients Attending Follow-up Treatment at Public Hospitals of Hadiya Zone, Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Co-morbid depression in hypertension leads to non-adherence to anti-hypertensive treatment.

Objective

To assess the magnitude and severity of depression and associated factors among hypertensive patients attending follow-up treatment at public hospitals of Hadiya zone, Ethiopia, 2022.

Methods

Hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted from January 1, to January 31, 2022. The total sample size was 315 and used a systematic random sampling technique. Data were collected through a face-to-face interview. Data were entered using Epi-data Version 4.6 and exported to SPSS Version 25 for analysis. The goodness-of-fit test was done. Binary logistic regression was done, and variables with a p-value of < .25 in the bivariable analysis were taken into

SUBMITTER: Nigusu E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10460206 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature