ABSTRACT

The aim of this study is to detect undiagnosed hypertension and diabetes people in rural area of South Indian state and monitor the existing cases for assessing health outcomes. This is a prospective observational and interventional study, conducted over a period of 6 months. The blood pressure and capillary blood glucose of the study subjects who are willing for screening were recorded. A total of 1000 individuals were subjected for screening majority were females (63%), males were (37%) and between the age group of 40 to 80 years, having the educational qualification ranging from primary school to postgraduates and majority of the females were housewives. The newly detected cases found were 16.9% with the incidence of hypertension is 39.29% and diabetes with 5.18%. Keywords: Hypertension, diabetes, epidemiology, screening
Publication date: 01/08/2024

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2024/13.8.8275