Awareness of hypertension among a north Indian population.
J Indian Med Assoc
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1998 Oct; 96(10): 298-9, 311
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-100786
ABSTRACT
Developing countries are going through a demographic transition. Non-communicable diseases like hypertension are emerging in epidemic proportions. Education and awareness among people is the key to reduce the burden of the disease. To see the levels of awareness and characteristic of aware and unaware hypertensives, 7630 employees in Shimla town were screened for hypertension. Hypertension was detected in 2535 cases of which 559 (22.05%) were aware. The aware hypertensives were predominantly symptomatic and had higher age and blood pressure than the unaware hypertensives. The aware hypertensives were predominantly overweight. This low level of awareness highlights the need for a comprehensive hypertension education programme to be taken up at the national level.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Rural Population
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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Mass Screening
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Health Education
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Adult
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Developing Countries
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Hypertension
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Screening study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
J Indian Med Assoc
Year:
1998
Type:
Article
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