Awareness and control of hypertension in Bangladesh: follow-up of a hypertensive cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the effect of awareness and advice to seek care on blood pressure (BP) control among patients with hypertension in Bangladesh.

Design

Longitudinal study.

Setting

The study was carried out in icddr,b surveillance sites at rural Matlab in Chandpur district and semi-urban Kamalapur in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Participants

Randomly selected men and non-pregnant women aged 20 years or older without any acute illness or history of any vascular events such as stroke or acute myocardial infarction.

Main outcome measure

Hypertension was defined as systolic BP (SBP) ≥140 and/or diastolic BP (DBP) ≥90 mm Hg or as self-reported hypertension under medication. We advised patients to seek care from a qualified provider and to adopt a healthy lifestyle. W

SUBMITTER: Alam DS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4275678 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature