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

Overview

Journal Cureus

Specialty Biomedical Engineering

Date 2024 Jun 18

PMID 38887361

Authors

Lotfi Bin Dahman

Amir M Al-Awbathani

Abdulrhman A Bawazir

Ahmed S Al-Awbathani

Hussain A Alhabshey

Halima O Saad

Noran A Ahmed

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Abstract

Background: 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.

Objectives: 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.

Methods: 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 <0.05 were considered statistically significant.

Results: Among the 384 participants, 20.5% had HTN, and the remaining (79.5%) did not have HTN, with a substantial proportion (47.2%) reporting a positive family history of HTN. Diabetes mellitus was present in 16.1% of the participants, whereas dyslipidemia and other chronic diseases were reported by 9.3% and 15.8% of the participants, respectively. A total of 75.6% of the participants had never smoked, and 11.7% were past smokers. More than half of the participants (57.29%) had never chewed khat, 20.57% were former khat chewers, and 22.14% were currently chewing khat. Nutritional status, as indicated by body mass index, showed that 29.8% were overweight.

Conclusions: HTN was found to be prevalent among the study participants. However, the respondents' awareness of the problem and the overall control rates were very low. Certain factors, such as family history of HTN, diabetes mellitus, and high body mass index, were found to be associated with HTN. Therefore, intervention measures are warranted emphasizing modifiable risk factors to prevent HTN.

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