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Hypertension care cascade in an urban resettlement colony and slum in Delhi, India: a cross-sectional survey

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العنوان: Hypertension care cascade in an urban resettlement colony and slum in Delhi, India: a cross-sectional survey
المؤلفون: Mongjam Meghachandra Singh, Saurav Basu, Heena Lalwani, Shivani Rao, Vansh Maheshwari, Sandeep Garg, Nandini Sharma
المصدر: BMC Public Health, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2023)
بيانات النشر: BMC, 2023.
سنة النشر: 2023
المجموعة: LCC:Public aspects of medicine
مصطلحات موضوعية: Hypertension, Adherence, Control, Care cascade, Screening, India, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270
الوصف: Abstract Background Hypertension care cascade in resource-limited settings is compromised with a majority of patients with hypertension remaining undiagnosed, untreated, non-adherent, and poorly controlled at every stage. However, there is paucity of information on care and management of hypertensive patients in community-based settings of low-income urban neighbourhoods in India. Methods This was a community-based cross-sectional study conducted in an urban resettlement colony and slum area in the Northeast District of Delhi. The adult population was screened for hypertension using standardized methods, and adherence to medications was assessed using the Morisky Green Levine scale. Binary logistic regression analysis was conducted to ascertain the sociodemographic predictors of the outcome (presence of hypertension, adherence to antihypertensive medication, blood pressure control). A p-value
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 1471-2458
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-17021-8
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/8393c3ddb7f94a6e9002bc25630348ad
رقم الانضمام: edsdoj.8393c3ddb7f94a6e9002bc25630348ad
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
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تدمد:14712458
DOI:10.1186/s12889-023-17021-8