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Learning Objective 1: Learner will be able to analyze the prevalence, knowledge, attitude and practices of hypertensive patients about hypertension in urban community of the developing country.
Learning Objective 2: Learner will be able to describe the strategies used to combat this problem.
Hypertension is one of the most prevalent diseases in
Objectives/ purpose:
- To explore knowledge, attitude and practices about hypertension among adults.
- To intervene relevant strategies to reduce the particular burden of disease among adult population.
Methodology:
A survey was conducted among adults of urban community
Result:
The prevalence of hypertension was 30%. Participants were diagnosed case of hypertension. This study identified practices like 34% were using additional salt, 32 % were consuming ghee instead of oil. Some of the factors that were identified to have association with hypertension are age more than 30 years, obesity, family history of hypertension. Result shows that the majority of hypertensive was aware of their diagnosis. However, out of them 49% did not properly practice to control their hypertension with diet control, exercise and medications. Based on the assessment, awareness session was conducted and screening was done. In addition, support group build and master trainers were trained to sustain the project.
Conclusion and recommendation:
To conclude, this study could be implemented at mega scale in