MAGNITUDE OF HYPERTENSION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS IN GURAGE ZONE PUBLIC HOSPITALS, GURAGE ZONE, SOUTHWEST, ETHIOPIA,2023.

Abstract

Background: Hypertension is the most significantly associated comorbid disease in people with type 2 diabetes and Its prevalence in this population is sharply increasing in all regions of the world. studies on determinants of hypertension among type 2 diabetes populations are scarce in Ethiopia, especially in Gurage zone, so this study to assess magnitude of hypertension and associated factors among type 2 dm and tries to fill gab.Objective: The aimed of this study was to assess the magnitude of hypertension and to identify the determinant factors among patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus in Gurage zone at selected public hospital from march18 to August 22, 2023.Methods: Hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Gurage zone at selected public Hospital among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Data were collected by using interview technique. Data were entered and analysis using Statistical Package for Social Science windows version 25. To identify factors associated of hypertension, Bivariable and Multivariable binary logistic regression analyses were done. Statistical significance was considered at level ofsignificance of 5%, and adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) was used to present the estimates of the strength of the association.Results: In this study factors independently associated with hypertension were being male Sex and eating vegetable. The odds of male sex was2.3 times (AOR = 2.32 95% CI, 1.1,4.9] P = 0.025) being hypertensive than female among type 2 diabetic patients. Study subjects who were eating vegetable rarely was 1.5 times (AOR = 1.54, 95%CI [1.1,3.3] P = 0.02) hypertensive than always eating of vegetable among type 2 diabetic patients. Conclusion and recommendation: The overall prevalence of hypertension among type 2 diabetes mellitus clients in this study was 47.9%. Therefore, it is better to design strategies for diabetes clients to lower their blood pressure in addition to anti-hypertensive medication and home to home blood pressure screening program for diabetic patients should be considered.