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Hypertension in Young Adults - an Urban and Rural Comparative Study


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Research question: What is the prevalence of hypertension among young adults (20-39yr age group) of urban and rural area? Are they aware of their hypertensive status?

Objectives:

1. To know the prevalence of hypertension in the young adults.

2. To know the awareness status of hypertension.

Study design: A cross-sectional study.

Participants: 991 adults of 20-39 yrs in Hebbal village (479) and an Urban ward (512) of Gulbarga city.

Results: The prevalence was 8.79% in urban and 7.30% in rural adults. It increased with age in both the populations. About 31.11% of hypertensives were aware of their hypertensive status in urban area, whereas the awareness status was zero among rural hypertensives. Among aware hypertensives in urban area, 50% were on treatment&57% of them were under control. Family history was present in 68.89% of urban and 20.69% of rural cases. BMI ≥25kg/m2 was higher in urban hypertensives (75.56%) than their rural counterpart (31.43%).

Conclusion: There is need to increase awareness regarding hypertension among young adults.


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Hypertension, Urban & Rural, Young Adults, Awareness Status
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Authors

H L Prashanth
Dept. of Community Medicine, Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India
S V Chandrashekar
Dept. of Community Medicine, Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India
M V Madhusudhana
Dept. of Community Medicine, Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences, Shivamogga, Karnataka, India

Abstract


Research question: What is the prevalence of hypertension among young adults (20-39yr age group) of urban and rural area? Are they aware of their hypertensive status?

Objectives:

1. To know the prevalence of hypertension in the young adults.

2. To know the awareness status of hypertension.

Study design: A cross-sectional study.

Participants: 991 adults of 20-39 yrs in Hebbal village (479) and an Urban ward (512) of Gulbarga city.

Results: The prevalence was 8.79% in urban and 7.30% in rural adults. It increased with age in both the populations. About 31.11% of hypertensives were aware of their hypertensive status in urban area, whereas the awareness status was zero among rural hypertensives. Among aware hypertensives in urban area, 50% were on treatment&57% of them were under control. Family history was present in 68.89% of urban and 20.69% of rural cases. BMI ≥25kg/m2 was higher in urban hypertensives (75.56%) than their rural counterpart (31.43%).

Conclusion: There is need to increase awareness regarding hypertension among young adults.


Keywords


Hypertension, Urban & Rural, Young Adults, Awareness Status

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