Prevalence and correlates of hypertension in Maharashtra, India: A multilevel analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

In the last few decades, the prevalence of hypertension has been drastically increased in India. The present study estimates the current prevalence of hypertension and its correlates in the state of Maharashtra. The variation in the prevalence of hypertension associated with individual-level characteristics is explained at the community and district level.

Methods

Data is used from the recent round of District Level Household & Facility Survey (DLHS-4), 2012-13. The DLHS-4 has used the nationally representative sample, collected through multistage stratified sampling procedure. A similar sampling frame, used in NSSO-2007-08, has been followed. The chi-square test is used to show the significance level of the association between the estimated prevalence of

SUBMITTER: Bhise MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5798824 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature