| Autor: |
Abhijit Pakhare, Anuja Lahiri, Neelesh Shrivastava, Krishna N Subba, Vaishnavi Veera Durga Kurra, Ankur Joshi, Shubham Atal, Sagar Khadanga, Rajnish Joshi |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Advanced Biomedical Research, Vol 12, Iss 1, Pp 197-197 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2277-9175 |
| DOI: |
10.4103/abr.abr_266_22 |
| Popis: |
Background: Hypertension (HTN) is a leading cause of cardiovascular diseases and its control is poor. There is heterogeneity in levels of blood pressure control among various population subgroups. The present study was conducted within the framework of the National Program for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases, and Stroke (NPCDCS) in India. It aims to estimate the proportion of optimal blood pressure control and identify factors associated with uncontrolled HTN consequent to initial screening. Materials and Methods: We assembled a cohort of individuals with HTN confirmed in a baseline screening in sixteen urban slum clusters of Bhopal (2017–2018). Sixteen accredited social health activists were trained from within these slums. Individuals with HTN were linked to primary care providers and followed up for the next two years. Obtaining optimal blood pressure control (defined as SBP |
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