Prevalence of Hypertension and Quality of Life among Hypertensive Patients in An Egyptian Village
Abd Elaziz, K., Sami, N., Gabal, S., Khallaf, M. (2018). Prevalence of Hypertension and Quality of Life among Hypertensive Patients in An Egyptian Village. EKB Journal Management System, 36(2), 23-35. doi: 10.21608/ejcm.2018.11046
Khaled Mahmoud Abd Elaziz; Nayera Sami; Salah Gabal; Mahmoud khaled Khallaf. "Prevalence of Hypertension and Quality of Life among Hypertensive Patients in An Egyptian Village". EKB Journal Management System, 36, 2, 2018, 23-35. doi: 10.21608/ejcm.2018.11046
Abd Elaziz, K., Sami, N., Gabal, S., Khallaf, M. (2018). 'Prevalence of Hypertension and Quality of Life among Hypertensive Patients in An Egyptian Village', EKB Journal Management System, 36(2), pp. 23-35. doi: 10.21608/ejcm.2018.11046
Abd Elaziz, K., Sami, N., Gabal, S., Khallaf, M. Prevalence of Hypertension and Quality of Life among Hypertensive Patients in An Egyptian Village. EKB Journal Management System, 2018; 36(2): 23-35. doi: 10.21608/ejcm.2018.11046

Prevalence of Hypertension and Quality of Life among Hypertensive Patients in An Egyptian Village

The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine
Article 3, Volume 36, Issue 2, April 2018, Page 23-35  XML PDF (617.6 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejcm.2018.11046
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Authors
Khaled Mahmoud Abd Elaziz email orcid 1; Nayera Sami2; Salah Gabal; Mahmoud khaled Khallaf3
1Faculty of medicine-Ain shams University
2Abbassyia
3MOH Egypt
Abstract
Background: Systemic Hypertension (SH) is a major cardiovascular risk factor with a
high prevalence in almost all countries and is one of the leading risk factors for global
mortality. It is estimated to have caused 7% of disease burden in 2010 and 9.4 million
deaths. Studies have been conducted to illustrate the negative effect of systemic
hypertension on health-related quality of life. Objective: To measure the prevalence of
hypertension and its risk factors among residents of a village in Menoufia governorate and
to describe the quality of life among the study population in the same village. Method:
The study was a cross sectional design with multistage random sampling. Six hundred
(600) people representing 10% of the population of Meet El Moze village in Menofia
governorate were included. The chosen households were visited where filling the
questionnaires and the clinical examination was carried out. Household residents 18 years
or older were recruited. Results: The results indicated that the prevalence of hypertension
was 38.2% in Meet El Moze village a rural area in Egypt. Overweight and obesity were
the most modifiable risk factors of hypertension. The quality of life was worsened among
hypertensive patients. Conclusion: It is concluded that hypertension is prominent in rural
areas and affects the quality of life of hypertensive patients
Keywords
Hypertension; prevalence; quality of life; rural
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