PREVALENCE OF HYPERTENSION AND ITS DETERMINANTS AMONG RESIDENTS OF GUNCHIRE TOWN, GURAGE ZONE, SNNP, ETHIOPIA 2021

Abstract

Background: Hypertension is easily identifiable, largely asymptomatic, common, modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular diseases at the population level. It is a silent killer and most patients are detected to have it incidentally when they are admitted to hospital for unrelated disease or subjected to pre employment or preoperative medical checkups. Information on the prevalence of hypertension and its associated factors is to be considered vital to focus and improve prevention and control of cardiovascular diseases. Objective: This study is designed to assess the prevalence of hypertension and its determinants among residents of Gunchire town, Gurage zone, SNNP Ethiopia. Methods: A Cross-sectional community based survey was conducted from August to October, 2021 among 360 sampled adults aged 18 years or more. A pretested structured questionnaire was used by three data collectors during data collection. The data was edited, cleared, entered into software version with SPSS for windows version 20 and was analyzed to valuable information based on set of variables Results: The overall prevalence of hypertension in the study population was 15.28% from whom the prevalence in males was 10% while it was 5.28% in females. Crude odd ratio and adjusted odd ratio was done and shows significant association between hypertension family history of HTN (AOR=2.67 95%CI: 1.044-6.854 P=0.004), history of DM (AOR=18.947 95%CI:4.599-78.052 P=0.000), smoking(AOR=45.834 95%CI:6.598-318.381P=0.000), alcohol use(AOR=6.968 95%CI:0.873-55.59 P=0.047), chat chewing(AOR=0.207 95%CI:0.066-0.651 P= 0.007) and BMI (AOR=18.947 95%CI;4.599-78.092 P=0.000). Conclusion: The prevalence of hypertension in this study was found to be high. Males were highly affected than females. The study has demonstrated that among the determinants; sex, age, smoking, family history, diabetes mellitus and alcohol drinking were prevalent in the hypertensive population so that further large scale studies has to be done looking at its public health importance