Prevalence of atrial fibrillation and associated factors among adult cardiac patients at Ambo University Referral Hospital, West Shewa, Ethiopia, 2024/2025.

BackgroundAtrial fibrillation is most the common arrhythmia in the world. Its incidence and prevalence have increased over the last 20 years and will continue to increase over next 30 years, becoming one of the largest epidemics challenges. Its presence leads to morbidity and mortality, posing a considerable burden on patients, public health, and healthcare economy.MethodsInstitution based cross sectional study was conducted between September 2, 2024 and January 30, 2025 on 376 cardiac patients. Data were entered to Epidata 3.1v then exported to SPSS 27v for analysis. Both bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analysis was used. Statistical significance was declared at p value  60 years (AOR = 3.04, 95% CI: (1.07-8.66)); p value .037, Heart failure (AOR = 6.72, 95% CI: (3.12-14.44)); p value