Hypertension knowledge and treatment initiation, adherence, and discontinuation among adults in Chennai, India: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

A substantial share of urban Indians with diagnosed hypertension do not take regular treatment, potentially due to poor knowledge of hypertension consequences and treatment options. We describe hypertension knowledge and beliefs, treatment patterns, and reported reasons for treatment non-use among adults with diagnosed hypertension in Chennai, India.

Methods

We collected data on 833 adults ages 30+ with physician diagnosed hypertension using a door-to-door household survey within randomly selected wards of Chennai. We described the proportion of individuals who were not taking daily medications and their reported reasons for not doing so. Next, we described individuals' knowledge of hypertension consequences and how to control blood pressure (BP) and assessed th

SUBMITTER: Sudharsanan N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7818807 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature