Hypertension: A Social Impact Disease

Abstract

Hypertension is one of the leading problems of the worldwide public health. As the group of cardiovascular diseases is the number one killer, hypertension should be controlled even in the level of individual or country. From its genesis, social theories can explain its increasing prevalence and apply for its primary prevention. In fact, hypertension is a social-impact disease, particularly, in the globaliz world. This article demonstrates how social changes (Westernization) influence the genesis and how social awareness as well as its strategies can protect people from hypertension.