Girma, Eyayou (2017) The Effect of Chronic Heavy“Cheka” Drinking on Blood Pressure in Konso Town,Southern, Ethiopia. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND: “Cheka” is a cereal and vegetable-based fermented beveragewhich is consumed in Southwestern parts of Ethiopia mainly in “Dirashe and Konso”. People of all ages including infants, pregnant and lactating women drink “cheka”. An adult man on average drinks up to 8 litres of “cheka” per day. “Cheka” due to its high methanol and ethanol content, has several adverse health effects to consumers. Numerous studies have established an association between chronic alcohol consumption and hypertension independent of other risk factors such as obesity and smoking. Hypertension is a growing public health problem in many developing countries including Ethiopia and if left untreated will become a major risk factor for heart failure, renal failure, stroke and even death. However, its prevention and control has not been given payable attention. METHODS:Comparative cross-sectional study was conducted among “cheka” drinkers to select chronic heavy “cheka” consumer via cluster and systemic sampling technique in “Konso Karat” Ethiopia. Trained data collectors administered a pre-tested and structured WHO STEPS questionnaire for data collection. Data were entered and analyzed using the EPI INFO version 7 and SPSS versions 21 respectively. RESULTS: A total of 214 study participants were screened for hypertension of which, 50.46% were“cheka” drinker and 49.5% were non- drinker. Of the drinker, 53.7% were males, 74.1% were married, and 64.8% were protestant. While the two groups were comparable in most sociodemographic characteristics, the overall prevalence of hypertension among the chronic heavy “cheka” drinker was 24.07 % (95 % CI: 20.48- 29.0). The prevalence of hypertension among the non-drinker were 7.54 %. The mean arterial blood pressure among chronic heavy “cheka” drinker was significantly higher than that of the non-drinker, by 5.1 mmHg. CONCLUSION: There was high prevalence of hypertension among adults in karat town who are long term heavy “cheka” drinkers and this may show a hidden epidemic in this population. Provision of sustainable health education to the community about adverse effects of long term heavy “cheka” drinking and prevention of hypertension are highly recommended.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Hypertension, “Cheka”, Konso, Ethiopia |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QP Physiology R Medicine > R Medicine (General) |
| Divisions: | Africana |
| Depositing User: | Vincent Mpoza |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Oct 2018 13:21 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Oct 2018 13:21 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/7133 |
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