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The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and associated factors of hypertension among adult population in Hosanna town, southern Ethiopia.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Design<\/jats:title><jats:p>Community-based cross-sectional study.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Setting<\/jats:title><jats:p>Hosanna town, southern Ethiopia.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Participants<\/jats:title><jats:p>Adult population aged \u226518 years (n=634) were recruited by a multistage stratified sampling technique.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Outcome measures<\/jats:title><jats:p>A face-to-face interview using structured questionnaire was carried out by trained nurses. Anthropometry and blood pressure were measured following standard procedures. Hypertension status was defined as systolic blood pressure \u2265140\u2009mm Hg and\/or diastolic blood pressure \u226590\u2009mm Hg in two separate measurements or reported use of prescribed antihypertensive drugs for raised blood pressure. Factors associated with hypertension were identified by multivariable binary logistic regression analysis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The overall prevalence of hypertension was found to be 17.2% (19.3% and 14.2% among men and women, respectively). About 40% were unaware that they were hypertensive prior to the study. Older age \u226535 years (adjusted OR=3.9, 95%\u2009CI: 1.4 to 10.8), alcohol use (adjusted OR=3.4, 95%\u2009CI: 1.4 to 8.3), consumption of saturated oil (adjusted OR=6.5, 95%\u2009CI: 1.5 to 17.5) and unspecified different types of oil (adjusted OR=8.2, 95%\u2009CI: 1.9 to 25.1) and overweight\/obesity (adjusted OR=2.9, 95%\u2009CI: 1.9 to 4.6) were found to be independently associated with hypertension.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The prevalence of both diagnosed and undiagnosed hypertension is alarmingly high in the town. These findings underscore the need to design health information provision systems on the risk factors of hypertension and promote good health practices. 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