Awareness of Risk Factors and Complications of Hypertension in Southern Tanzania

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Mandago Kanuda M.; Mghanga Fabian P.

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Journal: JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH RESEARCH Year:2018 | Volume:7 | Issue:3 Page(s): 155-163

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Awareness of Risk Factors and Complications of Hypertension in Southern Tanzania

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Mandago Kanuda M. | Mghanga Fabian P. | Issue Writer Certificate

Keywords

Awareness

Risk Factors

Complications

Hypertension

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Introduction: To assess patients’ Awareness on the Risk Factors, Complications and prevention of Complications of Hypertension. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on a non-random sample of hypertensive patients attending Songea Regional Referral Hospital, Tanzania using an interview based questionnaire. Data entry and analysis were performed using SPSS v. 14. Results are expressed as Mean ± SD for continuous data and proportions for categorical data. Logistic regression was performed to assess the association between variables and patients’ Awareness on Risk Factors, Complications, and prevention of Complications of Hypertension. Results: Four hundred and fifty hypertensive patients with mean age of 57. 00 ± 12. 60 years were enrolled in the study. Females accounted for 52. 90% of the study population. More than one-third (35. 60%) of patients had low level of Awareness on the Risk Factors, Complications and preventive measures of complication of Hypertension. Having higher education level, having a long standing history of Hypertension of more than 5 years, and a positive family history of Hypertension were all associated with high level of Awareness among hypertensive patients. Conclusion: The findings show that a considerable number of hypertensive patients are not aware of the Risk Factors, Complications and preventive measures of Hypertension. Assessing patients’ Awareness of Risk Factors and Complications of Hypertension during follow-up visits may improve patients’ control of blood pressure and slow down the progression of Complications.

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Mandago, Kanuda M., & Mghanga, Fabian P.. (2018). Awareness of Risk Factors and Complications of Hypertension in Southern Tanzania. JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH RESEARCH, 7(3), 155-163. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/344328/en

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Mandago Kanuda M., Mghanga Fabian P.. Awareness of Risk Factors and Complications of Hypertension in Southern Tanzania. JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH RESEARCH[Internet]. 2018;7(3):155-163. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/344328/en

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Kanuda M. Mandago, and Fabian P. Mghanga, “Awareness of Risk Factors and Complications of Hypertension in Southern Tanzania,” JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH RESEARCH, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 155–163, 2018, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/344328/en

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