Prevalence of Risk Factors Associated with Hypertension Among Adult Hypertensive Patients Attending The Primary Health Care Center At Al-Leith City, KSA, Oct-Dec 2016.
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2019, Vol 7, Issue 1
Abstract
This is a descriptive cross- sectional, institutional- based study. It aimed to assess the Prevalence of risk factors associated with hypertension among adult hypertensive patients attending the primary health care center at Al-Leith city, KSA.Interviewer – administered structured questionnaire was distributed to all hypertensive patients.This study showed that hypertension in Al-Leith city is more prevalent among males (53.9%) than females. The vast majority of them are married (78.9%).This study also revealed that hypertension is more prevalent among illiterates (53.1), as well as, it decreases with increasing level of education. There is also a high level of family history of hypertension among these patients (68.8%).Majority of them (60.9%) have associated diabetes mellitus with hypertension and only (12.5%) have also associated cardiovascular disease as well. Only (17.2%) of them are smokers. Most of these patients (68.75%) do not practice any regular physical exercise .High percentage of them their daily meal consist of fatty meat (64.1%). Obesity among these patients is (23.4%) and those who are overweight is (42.97%).Only (77.3%) of them are adherent to treatment.
Authors and Affiliations
Abdalla EA Simsaa, Faleh Saud F Alyazidi, Tariq Zafar, Ali J. Al-thalabi, Ahmad A Al-humiry, Hassan O. Al-hasnani, Mohammed A. Alhumiry, Modawy E Modawy, Omer Ibrahim Abdallah, Alashary A Hamdoon
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