Individual causes and effects of hypertation among the elderly persons in Kiruddu Referral Hospital, Kampala District

D. Mercey Kemigisa¹ , A. Mugeere² , S. Mirembe³

1. Department of Sociology, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
2. Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
3. Population and Social Development Institute, Ntinda - Kampala, Uganda.

Section:Research Paper, Product Type: Journal-Paper
Vol.9 , Issue.7 , pp.7-13, Jul-2023

Online published on Jul 31, 2023

Copyright © D. Mercey Kemigisa, A. Mugeere, S. Mirembe . This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
 

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Abstract :
Globally there is a shift in disease pattern from infectious to chronic diseases due to an increasingly westernized lifestyle and urbanization. A healthy lifestyle improves health and leads to a high perception of wellbeing while an unhealthy lifestyle leads to depression and isolation. Unhealthy behaviours such as smoking, alcohol abuse, overeating in combination with high levels of stress [1]. The study adopted a cross-sectional research design which included both survey and key informant methods. Data was collected from 151 respondents at Kiruddu Referral Hospital and six key informants at a single point in time. Quantitative and qualitative analysis was done using SPSS, Jamovi and thematic approach respectively. Unhealthy lifestyles such as high levels of stress and smoking were stated as leading risk factors associated with hypertension among elderly persons. Healthy lifestyle modifications such as eating a balanced diet, following doctor’s instructions, exercising and avoiding stress were noted as ways to decrease prevalence of hypertension among elderly persons. The study also observed that hypertension is a leading killer disease among elderly persons and is further responsible for disabilities, stroke, heart disease, and kidney failure. Hypertension exists among the elderly population especially those residing in urban areas. Therefore there is need for lifestyle modification, drug therapy, the study also recommends the creation of awareness about hypertension amidst other several hypertension reduction approaches.

Key-Words / Index Term :
Prevalence, morbidity, Individual, Hypertension, Elderly, Hospital

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