Incidence And Associated Risk Factors Of Major Cardiovascular Diseases Among Patients Visited Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital In Bahir Dar Ethiopia Between 2014 And 2017

The aim of this research was to assess the incidence of three common cardiovascular diseases (hypertension, heart disease, and stroke) and their risk factors among patients who visited Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital (FHRH) in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. Patient records available between 2014 and 2017 were used as sources to get the required data on incidence among sex, age and residential (urban and rural) groups. In addition, data on annual trends of incidence and patients’ background related to potential risk factors were extracted from the medical records. Supplementary data were obtained by interviewing selected patients and members of the medical staff including Medical doctors and nurses. The data were collected from December 2017 to April 2018. Out of 2435 hypertension patients, 1097 (45.1%) and 1338 (54.9%) had Stage1 and Stage 2 Hypertension respectively. The highest incidence of hypertension was recorded in the >65 age group while there were no hypertension cases recorded in the

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