Aim: To establish the prevalence and risk factors for hypertension, diabetes
and obesity among teaching and non-teaching staff of Bishop Stuart University, Mbarara-Uganda. Background: None communicable diseases (NCDs) are projected to exceed communicable diseases
as the most common causes of death by 2030 in Africa.Most sub-Saharan African countries however lack
detailed countrywide data on hypertension and other NCDs risk factors.Cognizant of Uganda’s
recent inclusion of Hypertension and diabetes in the health policy agenda,this study was conducted
among the university staff in a rural setting to provide benchmarkinformation for design of
appropriate interventions.Study Design: This was a descriptive cross-sectional, institutional based survey
design.Place and duration of
the study: This study was conducted among the teaching and
none teaching staff of Bishop Stuart University Mbarara, Uganda from 18th April-6thJune 2017. Methodology: A
structured questionnaire was used to gather social demographic and risk factors
data from the university workers at their work stations. Blood pressure of each
participant was measured and Hypertension was defined as systolic BP
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