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September 5, 2025Frontiers in Cardiovascular MedicineOpen Access

Awareness of hypertension-related complications and its determinants among adult hypertensive patients in Ethiopia

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HCHabtam Reda ChekolNDNegesu Gizaw DemissieCMChilot Kassa Mekonnen

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Overview

Cross-sectional study reveals awareness deficits in hypertension complications among adults, indicating significant urban-rural knowledge disparities.

Key Points

  • Only 42.4% of participants understood hypertension risk factors and complications, highlighting critical awareness gaps.
  • The study uncovered key predictors of awareness, including urban residency and higher educational attainment as significant factors.
  • Cross-sectional study analysis employed logistic regression to identify statistically significant associations amongst predictors.
  • Results indicate urgent public health initiatives are necessary to improve awareness, particularly targeting rural communities across Ethiopia.

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Chekol et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c23922b210217d6477ac8dhttps://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2025.1563249
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