Uncontrolled blood pressure and contributing factors among patients with hypertension at outpatient care of Bedele General Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to assess uncontrolled blood pressure and contributing factors among patients with hypertension.

Methods

Hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted from January to April 2021 at Bedele General Hospital. Data were collected using the semi-structured questionnaire. All patients with hypertension were included using consecutive sampling technique unless ineligible. EpiData 4.4.2 was used for data entry, and SPSS 24.0 was employed for analysis. Binary logistic regression analysis was performed to identify factors associated with uncontrolled blood pressure.

Results

A total of 219 patients with hypertension were included in the study. About 60.3% of participants were male. The mean age of the study participants was 48.54 ± 12.93 years. Th

SUBMITTER: Sheleme T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9520137 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature