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Prevalence and associated factors of uncontrolled hypertension in hypertensive patients in the city of Goma, DRC

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Herman Ngadjole Chelo
School of Public Health, University of Goma, Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Théophile Kabesha Barhwamire
Faculty of Medicine, Official University of Bukavu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Patricia Lukusa Mishika
School of Public Health, University of Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Zacharie Kibendelwa Tsongo
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Kisangani, Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Stanis Okitotsho Wembonyama corresponding author
[1] School of Public Health, University of Goma, Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo; [2] Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Lubumbashi, Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Abstract

Background: The objectives of this study were to determine the proportion of uncontrolled hypertension in hypertensive patients followed up on an outpatient basis and to investigate the factors associated with this poor control.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional analytical study of 167 hypertensive patients followed in eight health facilities in Goma city. Uncontrolled hypertension was defined as systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≥90 mmHg.
Results: The proportion of uncontrolled hypertension was 95.2%. In bivariate analysis, no factor was associated with uncontrolled hypertension.
Conclusion: Almost all hypertensive patients in our study were poorly controlled by antihypertensive treatment. These results highlight the need for a cohort study to determine the factors associated with this excessively high prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension in hypertensive patients on antihypertensive drugs, in order to allow targeted actions to try to control hypertension by antihypertensive drugs.

Keywords
control of hypertension, prevalence, associated factors, Goma

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Chelo, H. N., Barhwamire, T. K., Mishika, P. L., Tsongo, Z. K., & Wembonyama, S. O. (2023). Prevalence and associated factors of uncontrolled hypertension in hypertensive patients in the city of Goma, DRC. Advances in General Practice of Medicine, 5(1), 74-80. https://doi.org/10.25082/AGPM.2023.01.001
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