Hypertension and associated factors among university students in Gondar, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health

Henok Alemu²  Takele Tadesse¹ 

[1] Institute of Public Health, the University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia;School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, the University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia

关键词: Ethiopia;    University of Gondar;    College students;    Hypertension;   

Others  :  1127938
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2458-14-937

 received in 2013-08-03, accepted in 2014-09-02,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

Hypertension causes considerable morbidity and mortality worldwide. However, evidences on the burden of hypertension and associated factors are lacking among college students in resource-poor settings. This study measured the prevalence of hypertension and associated factors among university students in Gondar, Ethiopia.

Methods

Institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among randomly selected college students in Gondar, Ethiopia. Trained data collectors administered a pre-tested and structured WHO STEPS questionnaire for data collection. Data were entered using the EPI INFO version 2002 a statistical soft ware. Stata version 11.0 was also employed for descriptive and logistics regression analysis.

Results

A total of 610 college students were screened for hypertension of which 453 (74.4%) were male and 157(25.6%) female with the male to female sex ratio of 2.9:1. The prevalence of hypertension was 7.7%. Higher rates of hypertension were observed among male [AOR: 3.12, 95% CI (1.16- 8.36)], overweight [AOR: 6.92, 95% CI; (2.65-18.07)] and participants who had sleep duration of ≤5 hours [AOR: 3.48, 95% CI (1.69-7.15)].

Conclusions

A high burden of hypertension was observed among college students in Gondar, Ethiopia. Male sex, overweight and sleep duration of ≤5 hours were identified as independent risk factors for the disease. Preventive measures, such as increasing awareness and early screening for the disease in young adults warranted.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Tadesse and Alemu; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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