SynthesisBMC cardiovascular disorders2020
Uncontrolled hypertension in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of institution-based observational studies.
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- Pooled it
- Pooled prevalence of anaemia and its associated factors among adolescent girls in East and West Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension and contributing factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Uncontrolled hypertension among hypertensive patients in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence of hypertension among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International health · 2023Pooled it
- Eating away from home among hypertensive patients in Addis Ababa: frequency and association with blood pressure control.BMC public health · 2026Article
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- Self-care practice and associated factors among hypertensive patients in Ethiopia: Umbrella review of systematic review and meta-analysis studies.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2025Review
- Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases Attributable to Hypertension in Population Aged 60 Years or Older from 1990 to 2040 across BRICS-plus Countries (Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa).High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension · 2025Article
- Medicinal plants administered to control hypertension in Ethiopia: ethnomedicine, pharmacology, nutraceutical, phytochemistry, toxicology, and policy perspectives.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Review
- Multivariate Joint Analysis of Blood Pressure Measurements and Time to Remission: A Case Study of Hypertensive Patients Receiving Treatment at Jimma University Medical Center.Journal of research in health sciences · 2025Article
- Adherence to antihypertensive medications and associated factors in patients with hypertension, Oromia, Ethiopia: a multicenter study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Determinants of uncontrolled blood pressure among adult hypertensive patients on follow-up at Negelle and Adola General Hospital, Guji Zone, Southern Ethiopia: facility-based case control study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Therapeutic inertia and contributing factors among ambulatory patients with hypertension.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2024Observational
- Non-adherence to appointment follow-up and its associated factors among hypertensive patients in follow-up clinics in South Gondar hospitals.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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- Cost analysis of the WHO-HEARTS program for hypertension control and CVD prevention in primary health facilities in Ethiopia.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2023Article
- Uncontrolled blood pressure and associated factors in adult hypertensive patients undergoing follow-up at public health facility ambulatory clinics in Bishoftu town, Ethiopia: a multi-center study.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2023Article
- Effect of an Educational Intervention on Lifestyle Modification of Patients With Hypertension at Bishoftu General Hospital, Ethiopia, 2021.Preventing chronic disease · 2023Article
- Predictors of non-adherence to antihypertensive medications: A cross-sectional study from a regional hospital in Afghanistan.PloS one · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundUncontrolled hypertension is one of the major risk factors of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. The prevalence of hypertension in Ethiopia is expected to reach up to 30%. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension among hypertensive patients on treatment in Ethiopia.
methodsElectronic databases and search engines including EMBASE (Ovid), PubMed/Medline, and Google Scholar were searched for original records in the English language addressing hypertension control in Ethiopia from 2000 to 2018. Data were extracted using a format prepared in Microsoft Excel and exported to STATA 15.0 software for analyses. The study protocol is registered at PROSPERO with reference number ID: CRD42018116336.
resultsA total of 13 studies with 5226 hypertension patients were included for systematic review and meta-analysis. The pooled prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension in Ethiopia was 48% (95% confidence interval (CI): 36, 61%). The result of the sub-group analysis, based on the year of publications, revealed that the prevalence of uncontrolled BP was highest in 2016 (63%; CI: 60, 67%) and in 2015 (59%; CI: 53, 65%). Univariate meta-regression revealed that sampling distribution was not a source of heterogeneity for the pooled estimate as well as the sub group analysis.
conclusionThe prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension was high in Ethiopia. This alarming public health issue fuels the ever-increasing cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. The ministry of health has to design a policy and implementation mechanisms to reduce uncontrolled hypertension prevalence and improve awareness on blood pressure control.
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