Risk Factors Associated With Development of Congestive Heart Failure among Hypertensive Patients Attending Selected Health Facilities in Kiambu County, Kenya
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Date
2022
Authors
Mugo, Onesmus
Osero, Justus O. S.
Chomi, Eunice
Muiruri, Mary G.
Kamau, Peter
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IJCMPH
Abstract
Background: The study objective was to determine prevalence of congestive heart failure among hypertensive
patients attending selected health facilities in Kiambu County, Kenya so as to determine the disease burden in the
region.
Methods: This investigation carried out between 1 August to 31 August 2020 applied a cross sectional study design
with both quantative and qualitative approaches. The study employed a variety of sampling approaches to pick the
health care facilities where the research was conducted. The sample population was patients seen in the medical
outpatient clinic every week and key informants. The inclusion criteria were hypertensive patients attending the
MOPC in PCEA Kikuyu hospital and in Thika level 5 hospital and that gave informed consent excluding all critically
ill hypertensive subjects and those that had mental disorders. A sample size of 239 study subjects was arrived at.
Using questionnaires and key informant interviews, data was obtained. The researchers acquired informed consent
from the research participants. The interview took place in two rooms within the medical outpatient clinic facilities
where privacy and confidentiality were upheld. Quantitative data was analysed using means, percentages standard
deviation to summarize the data especially in helping the researcher know the prevalence of congestive heart failure
among the hypertensive patients seen. Qualitative data was analysed by identifying patterns after data collection.
Results: The prevalence of congestive heart failure among hypertension individuals attending selected health
facilities in Kiambu County was 9.6% with body mass index, activity level and sedentary lifestyle being associated
with development of congestive heart failure.
Conclusions: The prevalence of congestive heart failure is significant with studied modifiable risk factors
contributing to congestive heart failure development recommending that the Kiambu County government to
investigate ways of lowering the prevalence and addressing the modifiable risk factors.
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Keywords
Prevalence, Congestive heart failure, Modifiable risk factors, Non-modifiable risk factors
Citation
Mugo, O., Osero, J. O., Chomi, E., Muiruri, M. G., & Kamau, P. (2022). Risk factors associated with development of congestive heart failure among hypertensive patients attending selected health facilities in Kiambu County, Kenya. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, 9(1), 45.