Open AccessPrevalence of Hypertension in a Community
Author(s) -
Pradeep Paudel,
Samir Chalise,
Dinesh Neupane,
Narayan Prasad Adhikari,
Shishir Paudel,
Nim Bahadur Dangi
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of nepal medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1815-672X
pISSN - 0028-2715
DOI - 10.31729/jnma.5316
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , blood pressure , population , sphygmomanometer , family medicine , community health center , disease , cross sectional study , pediatrics , environmental health , demography , pathology , sociology
Hypertension is one of the leading risk factors for the global burden of disease and is of rising public health concerns in the developing world including Nepal. However, few studies have focused on awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension among people living with this condition. In this scenario, this study aimed to find out the prevalence of hypertension and its awareness, treatment, and control among hypertensive patients residing in different parts of Kaski district, Nepal.