Prevalence of HT among Reproductive age group women in study district of west Gujarat: A community based cross sectional study
Journal Title: Healthline - Year 2018, Vol 9, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction: Non-communicable Disease, are on rise in our country and mean age of incidence is comparative-10 to 20 years lower in India as against western countries. Same holds true for Hypertension. Despite decades of public health education, hypertension awareness remains problematic, with only about two-thirds of adults and the elderly aware of their hypertension status & known differences between men and women. Aims & objectives: To assess prevalence of Hypertension & associated factors. Method: A community based cross-sectional study was conducted among 450 women of reproductive age group women of Jamnagar district. Results: There was even distribution in almost all Age groups of reproductive age group women except for 15-19 years and 40-44 years. Mean systolic Blood pressure was 124.84±13.616 mm of hg with range of 98- 162 mm of Hg. On diastolic blood pressure measurements, mean value was 77.14±9.574 mm of hg with range of 52- 98 mm of Hg. Conclusion: The prevalence of HT in present study was 20.44%. 55.33% fallen on in pre hypertensive stage. There was significant association between various risk factors & occurrence of HT.
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Mittal Rathod, Dipesh Parmar, Mehul Kaliya, Sumit Unadakat, Amrita Sarkar, Trusha Kansagra
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