Assessment of the prevalence of Hypertension and its association with various risk factors in the rural population of the district Muzaffarnagar

Abstract

Background: We are living in a rapidly changing environment. One of the most striking examples of this shift is the fact
that NCDs such as Hypertension, Cardiovascular diseases, Cancer, Diabetes and Chronic Lung diseases have overtaken
infectious diseases as the world’s leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Hence, it is important to know the blood
pressure status before target organ damage occurs.
Aim and objectives: This study was designed to Assess the prevalence of Hypertension and its association with various
risk factors in the rural population of the district Muzaffarnagar.
Material and Methods: Community based, Cross-sectional study. Simple random Sampling was done to have the sample
size of 660.Semistuctured, pretested questionnaire and different measurement tools were used to collect the data.
Result: Shows that the prevalence of Hypertension was observed to be 18.9 % (stage i+ stage ii), out of which 13.3 % were
in stage i Hypertension and 5.6% were in stage ii Hypertension. Pre-hypertensive constituted 40.2% while 40.9% of study
subjects were Normotensive.
Conclusion: There was a significant impact of the risk factors on the prevalence of hypertension and different preventive
measures should be advised to prevent and control the epidemic of hypertension.