Vincencia Aketch
School of Nursing, The Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya
Publications
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Research Article
Discerning Social Determinants of Health Associated with Blood Pressure Control of Hypertension for Patients at Murang’a County Referral Hospital, Kenya: Synthesizing a Hypertensive Patient Profile for SDOH at Risk
Author(s): Okubastion Tekeste Okube, Vincencia Aketch, Nerry Kitur, Josphat Njoroge, Norah Anne Mogute Oyagi and d Lee Presley Gary, Jr.*
Our study investigated the link between blood pressure control and the Social Determinants of Health of 142 adult hypertensive patients, treated at Murang’a County Referral Hospital, Kenya, during November 2023 while receiving blood pressure interventions. Blood pressure readings were obtained from hospital records. A systematic random sampling technique was used for recruiting participants. Quantitative data was collected through a semi structured questionnaire to assess categorical variables: demographics, income, education, employment, health literacy, and access to healthcare. Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences software version 22. Our research revealed that, with the availability of hypertensive therapies, individual blood pressure rates remain suboptimal for the participant population. We found that only 43% (61) achieved targeted blo.. Read More»