Prevalence, awareness, risk factors and control of hypertension in Nepal from 2000 to 2020: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To analyse published literatures on prevalence, awareness, risk factors and control of hypertension in Nepal.

Methods

We used electronic databases to search relevant articles from January 2000 till October 2020. All relevant data from selected studies were extracted into a standardized form designed in Excel. Statistical analysis was conducted using Comprehensive Meta-Analysis Software (CMA) version 3. Proportions or Odds Ratio (OR) was used to estimate the outcome with 95% confidence interval (CI). The I-squared (I²) test was used for the assessment of heterogeneity.

Results

We identified a total of 3726 studies after comprehensive database searching. We performed qualitative and quantitative analysis of 40 studies. Pooling data showed 28.52% of

SUBMITTER: Shrestha DB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9461174 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature