Changing patterns in health-seeking behaviour and prescription practices for treatment of hypertension in nine districts - insights from India Hypertension Control Initiative, 2018-19 and 2023-24.

ABSTRACT: The India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI) aimed to strengthen public sector primary care for hypertension treatment and control. Our study describes changes in health-seeking behaviour, prescription practices, and key predictors influencing treatment adoption in the public sector using data from IHCI repeat cross-sectional surveys. We conducted baseline (2018-19) and follow-up (2023-24) surveys in nine districts across five Phase I states in India - two districts each from Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, and Kerala, and one from Maharashtra. We conducted the survey among 3,900 adults (18-69 years) per district at two time points. We computed frequencies and proportions for socio-demographic variables, healthcare utilisation, blood pressure (BP) control, drug availability, medicat

SUBMITTER: Kaur P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12560275 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature