ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Cardiovasc. Med.
Sec. Hypertension
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2025.1563249
This article is part of the Research TopicExploring the Role of Exercise in Hypertension and Blood Pressure VariabilityView all 8 articles
Awareness of hypertension-related complications and its determinants among adult hypertensive patients in Ethiopia
Provisionally accepted
- University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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Background: Hypertension is a critical medical condition that substantially raises the risk of developing heart, brain, kidney, and other organ-related diseases. Despite its significance, limited information is available regarding patients' awareness of hypertension complications and associated factors in the study area. Consequently, this study sought to evaluate the awareness levels of hypertensive patients concerning the risk factors and complications of hypertension.Objective: This study aimed to assess the awareness of hypertension-related complications and the factors influencing it among adult hypertensive patients.A cross-sectional institutional study was conducted among hypertensive patients.Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were employed, using odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals and p-values ≤ 0.05 to determine statistically significant associations.The study included 422 participants, achieving a 100% response rate. Among the participants, only 42.4% (95% CI: 37.7-47.2) were knowledgeable about hypertension risk factors, complications, and prevention measures. The key predictors of awareness were being an urban resident (AOR = 7.20,), attaining a college or higher education level (AOR = 2.28, 95% CI [1.14-6.58]), working as a government employee (AOR = 2.97, 95% CI [1.66-7.05]), using social media (AOR = 6.01, 95% CI [3.37-10.71]), receiving advice from health professionals (AOR = 4.17, 95% CI [2.06-5.88]), attending all follow-up appointments (AOR = 1.88, 95% CI [1.04-2.47]), and having been diagnosed for ten or more years (AOR = 2.33, 95% ). Conclusion: The study highlighted a significant gap in awareness about hypertension risk factors and complications, with only two-fifths of participants demonstrating adequate knowledge. These findings underscore the need for targeted public health interventions, particularly focusing on rural communities, to bridge the awareness gap.
Keywords: Awareness, complications, Risk factors, Blood Pressure, Hypertension, Gondar, Ethiopia
Received: 19 Jan 2025; Accepted: 07 Aug 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Mekonnen, Chekol and Demissie. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence: Chilot Kassa Mekonnen, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
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