Open AccessAwareness, medication adherence, and diet pattern among hypertensive patients attending teaching institution in western Rajasthan, India
Author(s) -
Deepti Mathur,
Surender Deora,
Atul Kaushik,
Pankaj Bhardwaj,
Kuldeep Singh
Publication year - 2020
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_193_20
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , sitting , complications of hypertension , disease , health education , pediatrics , physical therapy , public health , nursing , pathology
Hypertension is an important disease of public health concern. Awareness and medication adherence with diet modification have an important effect on the control of blood pressure and its associated morbidity and mortality. Therefore, this study was conducted to assess the awareness of hypertension, medication adherence, and dietary pattern in hypertensive population of western Rajasthan.