Adherence to Self-Care Recommendations and Associated Factors among Adult Heart Failure Patients in West Gojjam Zone Public Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia
Table 2
Clinical characteristics of HF patients in West Gojjam Zone public hospitals, Northwest, Ethiopia, 2021.
Variables
Category
Frequency ()
Percent (%)
Comorbidity
No
194
63.8
Yes
HTN
43
14.1
DM
7
2.3
KD
31
10.2
HTN+DM
4
1.3
HTN+KD
15
4.9
DM+KD
3
1.0
Others
7
2.3
NYHA classification
I
7
2.3
II
97
31.9
III
160
52.6
IV
40
13.2
History of hospitalization for the last one year
No
154
50.7
Yes
One times
107
35.2
Two times
17
5.6
Three times
13
4.3
Four or more times
13
4.3
Duration of illness with HF
<1 year
38
12.5
≥1 year
266
87.5
Other comorbidities: asthma, dyspepsia, and blindness. Note: HTN: hypertension; DM: diabetes mellitus; KD: kidney disease.