| dc.description.abstract | Hypertension is the leading cause of cardiovascular diseases worldwide. There is
evidence of the rising incidence and prevalence of chronic diseases of lifestyle m
developing countries. Physical activity has been regarded as a commonly accepted
modality for treating hypertension. The aim of this study was to determine if physical
activity levels are associated with hypertension among employees of Kigali Institute
Science and Technol gy ·n ·gal", anda. quan "taf e ross- sectional design was
used and all staff members ( 25 employees) of Kigali nstitute of Science and
Technology (KI T) representea the study population. Random sampling was used to
determine the stud sample. Data was collected by mean of a self-administered
questionnaire a opted from The Int rnational Physical Activity u stionnaire (IP AQ).
Data analysis a done u ing Statisti al Package for Social Scien es (SPSS) software
version 15. 0. De criptive tati f c u ing frequencie , percentage , means, and standard
deviations and inferential statistics using Chi-square tests were employed. The data were
presented ith use of tables, igures, graphs, and pie chart . Ethical issues including
obtaining permission for conducting the study, informed consent, anonymity,
confidentiality, voluntary participation, and the right to withdraw from the study was
observed in this study. The study found a prevalence of 34% participants with
hypertension. The prevalence of hypertension was associated with age, smoking, drinking
alcohol, suffering for diabetes mellitus, and body mass index (BMI). | en_US |
