Key result
The overall prevalence of hypertension in adults aged 25 and older in Thai Nguyen, Vietnam, was 23.3%, with only 33.8% aware of their condition, 43.2% of those aware receiving treatment, and 38.8% of those treated having controlled blood pressure.
Cross-Sectional (n=2,348)
Nearly one in four adults in Thai Nguyen, Vietnam, has hypertension, but awareness, treatment, and control rates remain disproportionately low, highlighting the need for community-based public health interventions.
Low awareness and control rates in northern Vietnam; extends regional data but leaves open intervention impact.
Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in Vietnam and hypertension (HTN) is an important and prevalent risk factor for CVD in the adult Vietnamese population. Despite an increasing prevalence of HTN in this country, information about the awareness, treatment, and control of HTN is limited. The objectives of this study were to describe the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of HTN, and factors associated with these endpoints, in residents of a mountainous province in Vietnam.
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Ha et al. (2014) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=2,348). Hypertension was evaluated on Overall prevalence of hypertension (95% CI 21.1-25.8). The overall prevalence of hypertension in adults aged 25 and older in Thai Nguyen, Vietnam, was 23.3%, with only 33.8% aware of their condition, 43.2% of those aware receiving treatment, and 38.8% of those treated having controlled blood pressure.
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