MAGNITUDE and ASSOCIATED FACTORS OF HYPERTENSION AMONG ADULTS IN ILLUBABORE ZONE OF OROMIA NATIONAL REGIONAL STATE, SOUTH WEST ETHIOPIA,2016/17

Background: Hypertension is a growing public health problem in many developing countries. Ethiopia is one of the lower income countries that has been affected by double burden diseases. Different literature showed the burden of hypertension becomes increased from time to time. However, its prevention and control has not yet received due attention. In Ethiopia little research conducted only in the big city like Addis Ababa and around the central part of the country. Objective: This study aims to determine the prevalence and associated factors of hypertension among adults in selected towns in Illubabor Zone of Oromia National regiona Statel, South-West Ethiopia. Methods: A community based cross-sectional study was conducted. Participants aged 25 years and older was recruited using multi-stage random sampling technique. A stratified multistage sampling procedure was carried out to select the study subjects and face to face interview with Afan Oromo and Amharic version interviewer administered questionnaire, followed with amphothrophic measurements was employed on 668 adults. Result: The mean SBP and the mean DBP were 112.23 +/- 14.15 mmHg and 77.22 +/- 8.34 mmHg respectively. Among 648 participants, the 92(14.2%) study subject were shown having hypertension of which 42.4% had reported their blood pressure measured at least once before. Only 27.7% were aware of their hypertension. In this study Age AOR (1.63(1.77,1.84)*) and binge alcohol consumption AOR(1.24(1.14,1.64)*) were significantly associated with hypertension. Conclusion and Recommendation: In this study the magnitude of hypertension was significantly increased. Since the study people include all the adult people living in urban and rural, the previous trend of the case commonly seen in urban indicated changed so that hypertension expanded in rural area. Majority of independent variables showed no association with hypertension. Age and binge alcohol consumption were the only variable found to be significantly associated with hypertension. Health extension workers and Health Professional in Iluababor Zone must give awareness for the community about hypertension at House hold level by giving attention for the adult people living in both urban and rural. The government multimedia must arrange the stage for those concerned body in the health office together with health professional to educate the community on the risks of hypertension and ways of prevention.