Open AccessFrequency of Hypertension after 10 Years of Military Services in Bangladesh Army
Author(s) -
H. M. Khaleduzzaman,
Nafisa Jabin Mishu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
european journal of medical and health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2593-8339
DOI - 10.24018/ejmed.2021.3.2.794
Subject(s) - overweight , military personnel , environmental health , medicine , obesity , intervention (counseling) , mental health , disease , military service , physical fitness , gerontology , physical therapy , psychiatry , political science , law
Bangladesh army performs different activities in war and peace in all terrain so physical fitness is the prime requirement for military services. Though military personnel perform regular physical activities they are not immune from hypertension. Hypertension is a multivariate disease ranging from physical and psychological factors. In this study hypertension found among 16% of participants where some modifiable factors were found associated with development of early onset hypertension like lack of physical activities, increase mental stress, overweight, smoking, pattern of dietary habit, lack of awareness and abnormalities in lipid profile. Further study is required to establish these modifiable risk factors and their intervention to prevent early onset hypertension among military service personnel in Bangladesh. Which not only improve the health condition of military personnel but also increase the efficiency of Bangladesh Army as well as it will reduce the health expenditure related to hypertension.