Socioeconomic disparities in the burden of hypertension among Indonesian adults - a multilevel analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertension remains a problem of public health across various socioeconomic groups, despite its high prevalence. However, few studies account for geographical variation in examining socioeconomic inequalities and hypertension in Indonesia.

Objective

To investigate the burden of hypertension in Indonesia based on prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension among adults; and assess whether or not the burdens vary according to geographical variation and socioeconomic status.

Methods

In Wave 5 of the Indonesian Family Life Survey in 2015, 32,034 individuals aged 15 and over participated in the study. Concentration Curves (CC) and Concentration Indexes (CI) were used to analyse socioeconomic inequality. We used multilevel logistic regression t

SUBMITTER: Mashuri YA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9559040 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature