Advances in General Practice of Medicine
Advances in General Practice of Medicine (AGPM) (ISSN:2529-8127) is an open access, continuously published, international, refereed journal to promote comprehensive, coordinated and continuing care for the community members. This journal encourages submissions of original research, review article, clinical case study, clinical trial, commentary, perspective, opinion in the field addressed.
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• Medical education and training
• Medical management and evaluation
• Clinical research
• Health policy and guideline development
• Whole person care
• Health economics
• International experiences and evolutions
• Family doctor service model
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• Basic medicine system
• Health information technologies
2018-04-10
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Vol 5 No 1 (2023)
Published: 2023-03-02
Page 74-80
Herman Ngadjole Chelo, Théophile Kabesha Barhwamire, Patricia Lukusa Mishika, Zacharie Kibendelwa Tsongo, Stanis Okitotsho Wembonyama
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.
| ISSN: 2529-8127 Abbreviation: Adv Gen Pract Med Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Pietro Vajro （Italy） Publishing Frequency: Continuous publication Article Processing Charges (APC): Click here for more details Publishing Model: Open Access |
ISSN 2529-8127
