Additive interaction of conjoint tobacco smoking and heavy drinking on hypertension prevalence in rural Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of hypertension is high in Uganda, which places a significant burden on an already strained healthcare system. The behavioural risk factors, such as unhealthy diet, tobacco use, physical inactivity, and heavy drinking, contribute to hypertension development and complications. This study explored the associations of combined tobacco smoking and heavy alcohol consumption with existing hypertension in a community-based cross-sectional study conducted in two rural districts of Uganda.

Methods

We analysed data collected between December 2018 and January 2019 from 4,372 adults aged 25-70 from 3,689 random households in the Mukono and Buikwe districts, Uganda. Using logistic regression, crude, and adjusted odds ratios were calculated to describe the associ

SUBMITTER: Masengere P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11744800 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature