Yirga Legesse Niriayo|Seid Ibrahim|Tesfaye Kassa|Solomon Weldegebreal Asgedom|Tesfay Mehari Atey|Kidu Gidey|Gebre Teklemariam Demoz|Desalegn Kahsay
Practice and predictors of self-care behaviors among ambulatory patients with hypertension in Ethiopia
Mekelle University|Mekelle University|Mekelle University|Mekelle University|Mekelle University|Mekelle University|Aksum University|Mekelle University
despite benefits evidencebased selfcare behaviors management hypertension hypertensive patients low rate adherence recommended selfcare behaviors studies related selfcare behaviors among hypertensive patients limited ethiopiato assess rate adherence selfcare behaviors associated factors among hypertensive patientsa crosssectional study conducted cardiac clinic ayder comprehensive specialized hospital among ambulatory hypertensive patients selfcare behaviors assessed using adopted hypertension selfcare activity level effects hscale data collected patient interview review medical records binary logistic regression analysis performed identify predictors selfcare behaviorsa total 276 patients included study majority participants nonsmokers 899 alcohol abstainers 688 less half participants adherent prescribed antihypertensive medications 482 recommended physical activity level 449 moreover 2145 29 adherent weight management low salt diet recommendations respectively finding indicated rural resident adjusted odds ratio aor 045 95 confidence interval ci 021097 comorbidity aor 016 95 ci 008031 negative medication belief aor 025 95 ci 014046 significantly associated medication adherence female sex aor 046 95 ci 023092 old age aor 019 95 ci 006060 lack knowledge selfcare behaviors aor 013 95 ci 003057 significantly associated adherence weight management female sex aor 197 95 ci 103375 lack knowledge selfcare aor 007 95 ci 003016 significantly associated adherence alcohol abstinence female sex aor 633 95 ci 1802231 khat chewing aor 008 95 ci 003024 significantly associated nonsmoking behavior also significant association female sex physical activity aor 022 95 ci 012040the rate adherence selfcare behaviors particularly weight management low salt intake physical exercise medication intake low study elders females khat chewers rural residents patients negative medication belief comorbidity inadequate knowledge scbs less adherent selfcare behaviors compared counterparts therefore health care providers pay emphasis patients risk low selfcare behaviors