Browsing by Subject "High blood pressure"
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Attrition and associated factors among patients on chronic antihypertensive therapy at Mulago hospital
(Makerere University, 2024)Introduction: Attrition among patients on chronic antihypertensive therapy (AHT) is a significant problem that can lead to serious health consequences, including uncontrolled blood pressure, cardiovascular diseases, stroke, ... -
The incidence and associated factors of hypertensive retinopathy among hypertensive patients attending mulago hospital.
(2005)BACKGROUND Elevated arterial pressure, otherwise known as hypertension, may well be the most important public health problem in developed countries today. It is widespread, asymptomatic, readily detectable, and usually ... -
Knowledge, attitudes and practice of patients regarding hypertension in the hypertensive clinic new Mulago Hospital
(2007-06)Hypertension is a common disorder and powerful risk factor for death and disability from heart disease and kidney failure. Worldwide, it affects an estimated 690 million persons and it is the major risk factor for stroke. ... -
Limited health insurance coverage amidst upsurge of non-communicable diseases in Uganda
(Economic Policy Research Centre, 2019-04-30)This brief uses the 2016/17 Uganda National Household Survey (UNHS) and the World Development Indicators (WDI) to show the extent of health insurance coverage for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, high ... -
Perceptions and lifestyle practices of hypertensive patients attending Lira regional referral hospital, Lira District, Northern Uganda
(2018-10-15)Introduction: Hypertension is the leading cause of death in adults. About 80% of all cardiovascular deaths in low and middle-income countries are attributed to hypertension. In Uganda, the prevalence is 20.2%- 30.5% among ... -
Plasma rennin activity in the African hypertensives
(1974)Early reports, particularly from East Africa, concerning surveys of arterial pressures in Africans showed hypertension as an unusual event in the indigenous population (Donnison, 1929; Vint, 1937). This impression has in ... -
Pulmonary hypertension in endomyocardial fibrosis with emphasis of its severity
(1976-02)Eighty cases of pulmonary hypertension were found from 148 cases of endomycordial fibrosis studied by cardiac catheter. All were African patients the majority being Ugandans of Rwanda and Tanzania origin and a fair number ...