Self-care practice and associated factors among hypertensive patients who have follow-ups in public hospitals of Bahir-Dar City, Northwest Ethiopia, a mixed study
Less than half of the participants demonstrated good self-care practices for managing hypertension. Strategies, programs, and guidelines should be developed to help clients understand the importance of multi-dimensional well-being in relation to various aspects of hypertension self-care practices. Furthermore, all patients should receive comprehensive and tailored information on recommended self-care practices and be assessed for barriers to adherence to these practices.
Authors
- Lydia Melkamu
- Natnael Kebede (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5734-6289)
- Elias Assefa
- Gebremedhin Hailu
- Muluken Yigezu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0443-2823)
- Hordofa Gutema
- Addis Hordofa
Institutions
- Mizan Tepi University (ET)
- Dire Dawa University (ET)
- Wollo University (ET)
- Arba Minch University (ET)
- Bahir Dar University (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-05-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0317869
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.16