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Mismay G.Hiwot M.D.
<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?> <oai_dc:dc xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"> <dc:creator>Mismay G.Hiwot M.D.</dc:creator> <dc:date>1992-03-01</dc:date> <dc:description>A community based cross sectional survey was conducted from October 15/1991 to December 31g 1991, to measure the prevalence of hypertension and its determinants in Wonchi Awraja. From 9 urban kebeles and 184 rural kebeles in the Awraja 24 kebeles were selected by mUltistage sampling from which a total of 2,745 individuals who are 15 years old or abcive were included in the study. Relevant measurements of-blood pressure, pulse rate count, body weight, height, waist girth, and hip girth of the study subjects were taken and a pretested questionnaire was filled to assess some of the other determinants of hypertension. It was found that the prevalence of hypertension in the Awraja is 8.3t. The urban population has a higher prevalence of hypertension 11. 8t, than that of the rural population, 7. 5t, (P<O.05l·</dc:description> <dc:identifier>https://zenodo.org/record/4844</dc:identifier> <dc:identifier>10.20372/nadre:4844</dc:identifier> <dc:identifier>oai:zenodo.org:4844</dc:identifier> <dc:relation>doi:10.20372/nadre:4843</dc:relation> <dc:relation>url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/aau</dc:relation> <dc:relation>url:https://nadre.ethernet.edu.et/communities/zenodo</dc:relation> <dc:rights>info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess</dc:rights> <dc:rights>http://www.opendefinition.org/licenses/cc-by</dc:rights> <dc:title>PREVALENCE OF HYPERTENSION AND ITS DETERMINANfS IN AN ETHIOPIAN ADULT POPULATION</dc:title> <dc:type>info:eu-repo/semantics/doctoralThesis</dc:type> <dc:type>publication-thesis</dc:type> </oai_dc:dc>
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