Associate Professor in Dept of Community Medicine, Dept of Community medicine, Katuri Medical College & Hospital, Guntur, A.P.
*Corresponding author: Keerti S Jogdand, Dept of Community Medicine,Katuri Medical College and Hospital, Katuri Nagar, Chinakondrupadu, Guntur-522019, Andhra Pradesh, India. Mobile No: 09490449670. E-mail id: drrajupravin007@yahoo.co
Online published on 24 June, 2014.
Hypertension becoming common health problem worldwide because of increasing longevity and prevalence of contributing factors such as obesity, physical inactivity and an unhealthy diet.
To study the prevalence of risk factors for hypertension among women in rural area of South India
A community based cross-sectional study was conducted among 837 women selected from rural area of Andhra Pradesh from January to June 2008
Out of 837 women, 22.58% were hypertensive. The age specific prevalence of hypertension was maximum (50.44%) in the age group > 60 yrs. Risk factors such as family h/o HTN, h/o DM, tobacco use, waist circumference and BMI were significantly associated with hypertension.
Problem of hypertension is increasing among rural women so health education strategies should be directed towards rural women also.
Risk factors, Women, Rural Community, Hypertension
