Open AccessA community-based cross-sectional study on hypertension screening in Puducherry, India
Author(s) -
Souraja Datta,
Swaroop Kumar Sahu,
R Niranjjan,
Gautam Roy
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 87
ISSN - 0971-5916
DOI - 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_1877_17
Subject(s) - cross sectional study , medicine , environmental health , traditional medicine , pathology
Hypertension is a health problem of global priority. Screening and early diagnosis is important to plan appropriate interventions. The present study objectives were to screen the urban population aged 30 yr and above and diagnose for hypertension and to identify the factors associated with poor screening for hypertension, if any.