Key result
Hypertension affects ~35% of rural Pakistani adults screened, with poor overall blood pressure control.
Why the study?
There is limited updated information on the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in the Pakistani population, particularly in rural central Punjab.
Cross-Sectional (n=13,722)
Yes
Highlights poor BP control in rural Pakistan; leaves open whether community interventions improve outcomes.
Hypertension is a global public health problem with increasing prevalence. There is limited updated information on the prevalence of hypertension in the Pakistani population. This is a cross-sectional study based on data collected during multiple health screening camps held at multiple locations in rural central Punjab, Pakistan in the period between 2008 and 2015. A total of 13,722 patients were included in this study. Crude prevalence of hypertension was 35.1% and age-standardized prevalence was 34.4%. Among patients with hypertension, 62.3% were aware of having high blood pressure; among these patients, 75.3% were already on treatment for hypertension. Blood pressure was controlled in 22.3% of all patients with hypertension. Among those on treatment for hypertension, blood pressure was controlled in 32.3%. Nearly one-third of patients in health screening camps of rural central Punjab had hypertension. Blood pressure control rate was poor among these patients.
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Shafi et al. (2017) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=13,722). Hypertension screening was evaluated on Crude prevalence of hypertension. The crude prevalence of hypertension among adult health screening camp attendees in rural central Punjab, Pakistan, was 35.1%, with only 22.3% of hypertensive patients achieving blood pressure control.
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