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This study aimed to identify trends in hypertension among patients at Kampala InternationalUniversity Teaching Hospital (KIU-TH) Ishaka. A descriptive cross-sectional design was used,with 327 outpatient clients enrolled. Hypertension was defined as the presence of one or moreconditions, such as mean SBP ≥ 140 mmHg, mean DBP ≥ 90 mmHg, or the participant reportstaking medication for hypertension. Data was coded and entered into SPSS version 22.0 foranalysis. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were computed to determinefactors associated with hypertension. Variables with a p-value of < 0.2 during univariateanalysis were incorporated into a multivariate logistic regression model to control forconfounding. AOR with a corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI) was computed to assessthe strength of the association. The study found that alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking,consumption of branded herbal products, a BMI above 25 kg/m2, and age above 44 years weresignificantly associated with hypertension