Prevalence of Hypertension among Adult Rural Population
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: The prevalence of chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus etc, is showing an upward trend in most countries. Even though 72.2% of Indian population live in rural area, only few studies have been carried out to determine the prevalence of hypertension among rural people. Objective: To know the prevalence of hypertension among adult rural population. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in the field practice area of Rural Health Training Center of Narayana Medical College, Nellore. Results and conclusion: The prevalence of hypertension was found to be 23% among adult rural population. The study also concluded that smoking, family history of hypertension and obesity associated with hypertension.
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Dr. Kumar Chinta, Srikrishna M. P
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