A cross-sectional survey was conducted on adults aged 35 years and above in the rural and
urban communities of Dabat district and Gondar town in 2012. The data were collected
using the WHO STEPwise strategy. Hypertension was defined as having a Systolic blood
pressure of 140 mmHg and/ or a Diastolic BP of 90mmHg or a reported use of anti-hypertensive
medications for raised blood pressure.
Prevalence was computed with a 95% confidence interval. Selected risk factors were assessed using a biviarete logistic regression.