PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HYPERTENSIONAMONG PATIENTS ATTENDING THE NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES (NCDS) DEPARTMENT AT KIBOGORA HEATH CENTER. Case study: Kibogora Health Center Period (2023 December-2024 June)

Abstract

Hypertension is a major public health problem due to its high prevalence all around the globe 7.5 million deaths or 12.8% of the total of all annual deaths worldwide occur due to high blood pressure. It is predicted to be increased to 1.56 billion adults with hypertension