Open AccessFailure to achieve goal blood pressure and its associated factors among hypertensive patients registered in a primary health centre in South India
Author(s) -
Bharathnag Nagappa,
Pruthu Thekkur,
Marie Gilbert Majella,
Divya Nair,
Gomathi Ramaswamy,
Palanivel Chinnakali
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_134_17
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , environmental health , emergency medicine , physical therapy , family medicine
Uncontrolled blood pressure (BP) among hypertensive patients leads to life-threatening complications, hospitalization, and premature mortality. Knowledge on the burden of uncontrolled BP and its correlates will help in devising strategies to achieve goal BP. We aimed to determine the proportion who have not achieved goal BP and its associated factors among hypertensive patients in a Primary Health Centre (PHC).