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028 _bWurzburg Road 35, BMC Premises, Post Code: 33102:
028 _bP. O Box 1464, Mwanza – Tanzania:
028 _b Phone: +255 28 298 3384:
028 _bFax: +255 28 298 3386:
028 _bEmail: vc@bugando.ac.tz :
028 _b www.bugando.ac.tz
035 _a CUHAS/MD/4000538/T/10
040 _bEnglish
_cDDC
041 _aEnglish
041 _aKiswahili
100 _a Sadru, Mohamed
_d CUHAS/MD/4000538/T/10
_919968
245 _aAssessment the Prevalence of Hypertension Among the Patient at Kagera Regional Hospital.
260 _aMwanza, Tanzania:
_bCatholic University of Health and Allied Sciences [CUHAS – Bugando] :
_c©2015
300 _a11 Pages
300 _aIncludes References
520 _aAbstract: Background: Hypertension is increasingly common in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and hypertensive emergencies are among the medical emergencies that cause morbidity and mortality among hypertensive patients. In Tanzania, the prevalence of hypertension is high with low levels of detection, treatment and control. Data regarding the types of hypertensive emergencies, associated factors and outcomes are lacking. Results: A total of 100 patients were enrolled into the study with a median age of 40 years (30-65) and females were 48. And the rest 52 were males who was admitted at Kagera regional hospital due to hypertension. During hospitalization 30 patients with hypertensive emergencies died. Conclusion: Hypertensive emergency is one among causes of admission in medical wards of Kagera regional hospital associated with high fatality. Associated factors include female gender and age above 45 years.
600 _xInternal Medicine
700 _aKilonzo Semvua
_919969
942 _2ddc
_cCR
999 _c20229
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