August 25, 2013Nepalese Heart JournalOpen Access

Prevalence of Hypertension in Semi-Urban area of Nepal

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Population

796 adults (>18 years of age) from Dhulikhel Municipality, Nepal, mean age 48.41±17.38, 61.6% female.

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

RKRajendra KojuDhulikhel Hospital KMKedar ManandharL3Harris (United States)RGResham L GurungKhoo Teck Puat Hospital

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Implication

Supports community screening in semi-urban Nepal; leaves open longitudinal data on progression and interventions.

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Population

796 adults (>18 years of age) from Dhulikhel Municipality, Nepal, mean age 48.41±17.38, 61.6% female.

Outcome

Prevalence of hypertension (defined as systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg, and/or on antihypertensive treatment)

Hypertension is a significant health issue in semi-urban Nepal, affecting nearly 30% of the adult population.

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Koju et al. (2013) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6fd2345d37378ac1dce0e6 https://doi.org/10.3126/njh.v7i1.8500

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Prevalence of Hypertension in Semi-Urban area of Nepal

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Prevalence of Hypertension in Semi-Urban area of Nepal

Discussion

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Implication

Structured PICO

Cite This Study

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