Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2011

DOI

10.1186/1755-7682-4-34

Publication Title

International Archives of Medicine

Volume

4

Issue

1

Pages

34 (1-6)

Abstract

Background

Hypertension is a leading cause for ill-health, premature mortality and disability. The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence and associated factors for hypertension in Lusaka, Zambia.

Methods

A cross sectional study was conducted. Odds ratios and their 95% confidence intervals were calculated to assess relationships between hypertension and explanatory variables.

Results

A total of 1928 individuals participated in the survey, of which 33.0% were males. About a third of the respondents had attained secondary level education (35.8%), and 20.6% of males and 48.6% of females were overweight or obese. The prevalence for hypertension was 34.8% (38.0% of males and 33.3% of females). In multivariate analysis, factors independently associated with hypertension were: age, sex, body mass index, alcohol consumption, sedentary lifestyle, and fasting blood glucose level.

Conclusions

Health education and structural interventions to promote healthier lifestyles should be encouraged taking into account the observed associations of the modifiable risk factors.

Comments

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Original Publication Citation

Goma, F. M., Nzala, S. H., Babaniyi, O., Songolo, P., Zyaambo, C., Rudatsikira, E., . . . Muula, A. S. (2011). Prevalence of hypertension and its correlates in Lusaka urban district of Zambia: A population based survey. International Archives of Medicine, 4(1), 34. doi:10.1186/1755-7682-4-34

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