Prevalence of hypertension in rural population of Udaipur
Keywords:
hypertension, rural, Udaipur, non communicable diseasesAbstract
With the advent of the twenty first century, it is becoming increasingly clear that hypertension is a chronic condition of concern due to its role in the causation of coronary heart disease, stroke and other vascular complications. Cardiovascular diseases have become a ubiquitous cause of morbidity and a leading contributor to mortality in most countries which accounts for 20 – 50% of all deaths. The rates for HTN in percentage are projected to go up to 22.9 and 23.6 for Indian men and women, respectively by 2025. Hypertension is attributable to 10.8% of all deaths in India.It is estimated that 16% of Ischaemic Heart Disease, 21% of Peripheral Vascular Disease, 24% of Acute Myocardial Infarctions and 29% of strokes are attributed to hypertension.Material and method: This is a population based cross- sectional study carried out in rural practice area of Geetanjali Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan. Rural Health Training Center located 22 km away from GMCH, Udaipur at LoyraFrom 1st January to 31st December of 2017. The information was collected on a pre-tested, pre-structured, well designed scheduled questionnaire prepared for further statistical analysis to fulfill the objective of study among 1200 individuals. Results :Of the total 1,200 subjects examined, 705 (58.75%) were males and 495 (41.25%) were females. 572 study subjects out of 1,200 were hypertensives indicating that the prevalence of hypertension in the area studied was 47.67%.Conclusion: Hypertension is the commonest cardiovascular disease, posing a major public health challenge to societies in socio economic and epidemiological transition. India, undergoing this transition is burdened with problem of increasing prevalence of hypertension especially in rural areas. There is a need for community diagnosis of such health problems for which proper preventive measures can be undertaken thus minimizing health burden to the society.