Khalid A Kheirallah1, Mohammed Liswi2, Rami Alazab3, Zeyad Bataineh4, Sukaina Alzyoud5, Jomana Alsulaiman6, Hashem Jaddou1. 1. 1. Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology. 2. 2. Medair Relief Amman/ Jordan Office. 3. 3. Department of General Surgery and Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology. 4. 4. Department of Preventive Medicine, Royal Medical Services. 5. 5. Department of Community and Mental Health Nursing, the Hashemite University. 6. 6. Yarmouk Hospital, Jordan Ministry of Health.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Treatment and control of hypertension (HTN) is a challenging issue as undiagnosed HTN prevalence seems to be high among certain ethnic groups, such as African-descendant populations. The current study attempted to measure HTN prevalence, awareness and control levels among Ghawarna, an African-descendant ethnic group living in the Jordan Valley (Al-Ghawr). DESIGN SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a community of Ghawarna between March and June 2013 in Ghawr Al-Mazraa Village in the southern part of the Jordan Valley. A total of 517 participants, aged >25 years, were randomly selected using cluster random sampling technique. MAIN MEASURES: Data were collected using an interviewer-administrated questionnaire and on-location measurement of blood pressure (BP), height, and weight. Prevalence rates were compared by sex and age groups using chi-square test while backward selection logistic regression analysis was used to identify predictors of HTN. RESULTS: We found 229 (44.3%) of the 517 participants had HTN. Of those 229 hypertensives, 146 (28.2%) participants were discovered to have HTN for the "first time." Only 23 of the 83 who were aware of their hypertension had their BP controlled. When we added the undiagnosed HTN (n=146) to the uncontrolled HTN (n=60), the prevalence of uncontrolled HTN became 90% (206/229). Older age, higher BMI, diabetes mellitus, and dyslipidemia were associated with having HTN. CONCLUSIONS: HTN prevalence, awareness and control levels are alarming among Ghawarna.
OBJECTIVE: Treatment and control of hypertension (HTN) is a challenging issue as undiagnosed HTN prevalence seems to be high among certain ethnic groups, such as African-descendant populations. The current study attempted to measure HTN prevalence, awareness and control levels among Ghawarna, an African-descendant ethnic group living in the Jordan Valley (Al-Ghawr). DESIGN SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a community of Ghawarna between March and June 2013 in Ghawr Al-Mazraa Village in the southern part of the Jordan Valley. A total of 517 participants, aged >25 years, were randomly selected using cluster random sampling technique. MAIN MEASURES: Data were collected using an interviewer-administrated questionnaire and on-location measurement of blood pressure (BP), height, and weight. Prevalence rates were compared by sex and age groups using chi-square test while backward selection logistic regression analysis was used to identify predictors of HTN. RESULTS: We found 229 (44.3%) of the 517 participants had HTN. Of those 229 hypertensives, 146 (28.2%) participants were discovered to have HTN for the "first time." Only 23 of the 83 who were aware of their hypertension had their BP controlled. When we added the undiagnosed HTN (n=146) to the uncontrolled HTN (n=60), the prevalence of uncontrolled HTN became 90% (206/229). Older age, higher BMI, diabetes mellitus, and dyslipidemia were associated with having HTN. CONCLUSIONS: HTN prevalence, awareness and control levels are alarming among Ghawarna.
Authors: Ayman Tailakh; Lorraine S Evangelista; Janet C Mentes; Nancy A Pike; Linda R Phillips; Donald E Morisky Journal: Nurs Health Sci Date: 2013-09-30 Impact factor: 1.857
Authors: Thomas G Pickering; John E Hall; Lawrence J Appel; Bonita E Falkner; John Graves; Martha N Hill; Daniel W Jones; Theodore Kurtz; Sheldon G Sheps; Edward J Roccella Journal: Circulation Date: 2005-02-08 Impact factor: 29.690
Authors: Khadijah E Abdallah; Kathleen A Calzone; Jean F Jenkins; Melissa E Moss; Sherrill L Sellers; Vence L Bonham Journal: Ethn Dis Date: 2019-01-17 Impact factor: 1.847
Authors: Deyse Mirelle Souza Santos; Beatriz Santana Prado; Cristiane Costa da Cunha Oliveira; Marcos Antonio Almeida-Santos Journal: Arq Bras Cardiol Date: 2019-08-15 Impact factor: 2.000