Awareness, Prevalence, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension in Western Nepal

Type	Journal Article - American Journal of Hypertension
Title	Awareness, Prevalence, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension in Western Nepal
Author(s)	Dinesh Neupane Archana Shrestha Shiva Raj Mishra Joakim Bloch Bo Christensen Craig S McLachlan Arjun Karki Per Kallestrup
Publication (Day/Month/Year)	2017
URL	https://academic.oup.com/ajh/article/doi/10.1093/ajh/hpx074/3844737/Awareness-Prevalence-Treatment-and-Control-of
Abstract	BACKGROUND Hypertension is a significant contributor to cardiovascular and renal diseases. In low-income settings like Nepal, there are few epidemiological studies assessing hypertension burden. Thus, the purpose was to determine prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in Nepal. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted in semi-urban area of western Nepal among randomly selected participants, aged between 25 and 65 years. Systolic blood pressure (BP) ≥140 mm Hg and/or diastolic BP of ≥90 mm Hg and/or taking current antihypertensive medicine defined as hypertension.

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