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Research Article: Reliability and Validity of the Amharic Version of the Hill-Bone Adherence to High Blood Pressure Therapy Scale Among Ethiopian Hypertensive Patients

Date Published: 2023-12-08

Abstract:
Hypertension (HTN), defined as sustained high blood pressure (BP) is the leading preventable risk factor for cardiovascular events, cerebrovascular, renal disease, and other end-organ damage. It affects more than . billion people worldwide and is responsible for more than . million preventable deaths globally each year.– This high burden is perplexing with unacceptably poor awareness, care, and control worldwide, particularly in low and middle-income countries. HTN prevalence in Sub-Saharan Africa is estimated to be .% by . Despite underdiagnosis, treatment, and control, there has been a significant increase in urban areas.– In Ethiopia, the prevalence of HTN is estimated to be .%, with a higher rate in the urban population (.%) than in the rural population (.%).

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