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The application of a standardised weight helped to account for complex sampling design. A dependent variable was a binary variable hypertension status and independent variables were the sociodemographic characteristics of a woman. The descriptive and inferential statistics were performed using Stata V.18 software to determine the distribution of participants among variable categories and determine the association between dependent and independent variables. A cut point of p value &lt;0.05 determines the significant factor.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The overall prevalence of hypertension among women of reproductive age in Tanzania was 11.2%. After controlling for other correlates, the correlates of hypertension aged 35\u201349 years had higher odds of developing hypertension (adjusted OR (aOR) 4.12, 95% CI 2.86 to 5.94) compared with women aged 15\u201324 years. Women residing in urban areas had higher odds (aOR 2.40, 95% CI 1.09 to 5.27) of developing hypertension than women residing in rural areas. Moreover, the odds of being hypertensive were higher (aOR 1.58, 95% CI 1.17 to 2.15) for women in the rich quintile compared with their counterparts in middle and poor quintiles. Women who were separated had higher odds of having hypertension (aOR 1.56, 95% CI 1.03 to 2.36) than those who are married. Moreover, women who are obese or overweight (aOR 2.07, 95% CI 1.70 to 2.51), women who were using alcohol (aOR 1.50, 95% CI 1.11 to 2.03) and women who were smoking (aOR 2.30, 95% CI 1.40 to 6.60) had higher odds of developing hypertension.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The overall prevalence of hypertension among Tanzanian women of reproductive age in Tanzania was 11.2%. The correlates of hypertension among women include older age, urban residency, being separated, coming from the richest households, drinking alcohol and smoking tobacco. 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