Inequalities and risk factors analysis in prevalence and management of hypertension in India and Nepal: a national and subnational study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertension is one of the leading risk factors for cardiovascular diseases in India and Nepal. Socio-economic disparity in these two countries has created wide gap in management of hypertension. However, inequalities in prevalence and management (awareness, treatment, and control) of hypertension is poorly assessed. This study analyzes the risk factors associated with prevalence and management of hypertension in India and Nepal and assesses the wealth-and education-based inequalities in them.

Methods

This study used data from the Demographic and Health Survey; a cross-sectional survey conducted between January 2015 to December 2016 in India and June 2016 to January 2017 in Nepal. A total of 787,713 individuals in India and 14,454 individuals in Nepal aged between

SUBMITTER: Rauniyar SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7469349 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature