A study conducted in Ethiopia in the last decade showed that the prevalence of CVD risk factor increased rapidly . A study done on Gondar city of Ethiopia showed a 28.3% prevalence of hypertension .
A similar study done on urban Commercial Bank employees in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, showed a 19.1% prevalence of hypertension which indicated a wide disparity in magnitude due to the significance of lifestyle for hypertension etiology