Table 2 Clinical characteristics of people with HF in Ethiopia, 2023 (n = 383)
Variables | Category | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
Family history of heart failure | No | 336 (87.73) |
| Â | Yes | 47 (12.27) |
History of hospitalisation in the last 12 months | No | 251 (65.54) |
Yes | 132 (34.46) | |
Comorbidities | Â | |
Hypertension | Yes | 169 (44.13) |
Diabetes | Yes | 80 (20.89) |
Kidney disease | Yes | 29 (7.57) |
COPD and asthma | Yes | 11 (2.87) |
Cancer | Yes | 3 (0.78) |
HIV/AIDS | Yes | 19 (4.96) |
Length of time since HF diagnosis | < 1year | 65 (16.97) |
1–5 years | 154 (40.21) | |
5–10 years | 107 (27.94) | |
10–15 years | 34 (8.88) | |
> 15 years | 23 (6.01) | |
Medications taken daily | < 5 | 276 (72.06) |
≥ 5 | 107 (27.94) | |
NYHA class | Class I | 135 (35.25) |
Class II | 117 (30.55) | |
Class III | 93 (24.28) | |
Class IV | 38 (9.92) | |
General health perception | Excellent | 32 (8.36) |
Very good | 102 (26.63) | |
Fair | 149 (38.90) | |
Poor | 100 (26.11) | |
Social support scores | Mean ± SD | 8.98 ± 2.94 |