Prevalence of Hypertension and Its Associated Factors Among Gimbi Town Residents, Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

Background

Globally, sixty-two percent of cerebrovascular disease and forty-nine percent of ischemic heart disease are attributable to increased blood pressure. Half of the patients with stroke and heart disease were due to hypertension.

Objective

This study aimed to identify prevalence of hypertension and its associated factors in Gimbi town, Ethiopia.

Methods

We conducted a community-based cross-sectional study from May to June 2017 on 471 participants in Gimbi town, western Ethiopia. A systematic sampling method was used to recruit study participants. Data collectors used structured questionnaires to gather data through face to face interview. The standardized procedure followed to measure blood pressure and anthropometric measurements by trained extension health workers. We entered data into Epi-data and exported to SPSS version 20.00 for analysis. Variables having a P-value less than or equal to 0.05 were declared as statistically significant in multivariable analysis.

Results

Four hundred seventy-one participants were included with a response rate of 98.85%, and 248 (52.6%) were female. The prevalence of isolated systolic and diastolic hypertension was 9.55% and 9.3%, respectively. Of 157 (33.5%) hypertensive participants, 117 (24.8%) were newly diagnosed. Age 35–55 [AOR: 2.335 95% CI (1.360–4.009)], ≥55 [(AOR: 3.566 95% CI (1.288–9.876))], occupation, government employee [(AOR: 3.072 95% CI (1.458–6.474))], merchants [(AOR: 3.177 95% CI (1.290–7.824))], ever alcohol drinker [(AOR: 2.333 95% CI (1.320–4.122))], and family history of hypertension [(AOR: 6.642 95% CI (4.068–10.843))] were found to be predictor variables for hypertension.

Conclusion

The findings of this study indicated a hidden high prevalence of hypertension indicating the need for stakeholders’ collaboration to design and implement a mobile blood pressure screening programs at the community level.

Keywords:

• hypertension
• increased blood pressure
• non-communicable disease
• Ethiopia

Acknowledgment

We would like to acknowledge Wollega University for financial support and study respondents for their response.

Data Sharing Statement

All data analyzed during this study are included in this published article.

Ethics and Consent to Participate

Ethical approval was obtained from Wollega University research ethical review committee. Written consent was secured from each participant. I confirm that this study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.

Author Contributions

All authors made substantial contributions to conception and design, acquisition of data, or analysis and interpretation of data; took part in drafting the article or revising it critically for important intellectual content; agreed to submit to the current journal; gave final approval of the version to be published; and agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work.

Disclosure

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Additional information

Funding

Fund was obtained from Wollega University.