Prevalence of Hypertension and Its Associated Risk Factors Among Adults Attending Medical Outpatient Clinics at Ibn Sina General Hospital Authority in Mukalla City, Yemen

Hypertension (HTN) is the most generally acknowledged modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, and end-stage renal disease. Accordingly, the World Health Organization has listed HTN as the third greatest cause of death globally. The objective of this study was to a...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2024-05, Vol.16 (5), p.e60540
Main Authors: Bin Dahman, Lotfi, Al-Awbathani, Amir M, Bawazir, Abdulrhman A, Al-Awbathani, Ahmed S, Alhabshey, Hussain A, Saad, Halima O, Ahmed, Noran A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Blood pressure
Body mass index
Cardiology
Clinics
Data collection
Dermatology
Developing countries
Diabetes
Epidemiology/Public Health
Exercise
Hospitals
Hypertension
Income distribution
Internal Medicine
LDCs
Medicine
Ophthalmology
Orthopedics
Outpatient care facilities
Population
Public Health
Questionnaires
Risk factors
Sample size
Sociodemographics
Urology
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Summary:Hypertension (HTN) is the most generally acknowledged modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease, and end-stage renal disease. Accordingly, the World Health Organization has listed HTN as the third greatest cause of death globally. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of HTN and its associated risk factors among adults attending medical clinics at Ibn Sina Hospital Authority in Mukalla City, Yemen. A cross-sectional descriptive survey was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire applied to 384 male and female adults aged ≥18 years attending Ibn Sina General Hospital Authority outpatient clinics in Mukalla City, Yemen, between December 2022 and May 2023. The participant's body weight, height, and waist circumference were measured. The data were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, IBM Corp., Version 25.0, Armonk, NY). P values of
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.60540