Self-care practice and associated factors among hypertensive patients in public health facilities in Harar Town, Eastern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study.
Feysal Mohammed HussenHassen Abdi AdemHirbo Shore RobaBezatu MengistieNega AsefaPublished in: SAGE open medicine (2020)
The prevalence of good self-care practice was low. In this study, good self-care practice was significantly associated with age, formal education, comorbidities, knowledge about hypertension, social support, and current khat chewing condition. Regular check-up and follow-up of patients' compliance with self-management protocol, and more emphasis should be given to identify factors that potentially impeding patients' adherence to hypertension self-management protocol.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- blood pressure
- end stage renal disease
- social support
- public health
- primary care
- ejection fraction
- hypertensive patients
- newly diagnosed
- randomized controlled trial
- peritoneal dialysis
- quality improvement
- south africa
- type diabetes
- adipose tissue
- metabolic syndrome
- physical activity
- patient reported outcomes
- skeletal muscle
- insulin resistance