Publication: Health risk behaviours, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension among rural community people in Thailand
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2006-04-19
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10105395
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Mahidol University
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Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health. Vol.18, No.1 (2006), 3-9
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Nopporn Howteerakul, N. Suwannapong, R. Sittilerd, P. Rawdaree Health risk behaviours, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension among rural community people in Thailand. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health. Vol.18, No.1 (2006), 3-9. doi:10.1177/10105395060180010201 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/23769
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Health risk behaviours, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension among rural community people in Thailand
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This cross-sectional study aimed to assess health risk behaviours, prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension and associated factors among Thai rural community people. 527 people, aged 35-60 years, were randomly sampled and interviewed. Two blood pressure (BP) measurements were assessed by standardized protocol. Hypertension was defined as a mean systolic BP≥140 mmHg or diastolic BP≥90 mmHg. 76.9% lacked regular exercise, 28.5% were current alcohol drinkers, and 23.7% were current smokers. The prevalence of hypertension was 17.8%. Among the hypertensive cases, 64.9% (61/94) were aware of their high BP, 42.6% (26/61) were treated, and 42.3% (11/26) achieved BP control (<140/90 mmHg). Multiple logistic regression analysis indicated four variables significantly associated with hypertension: age >40 years (adjusted OR=4.20, 95% CI 1.93-9.11), married status (adjusted OR=0.48, 95% CI 0.26-0.89), family history of hypertension (adjusted OR=2.39, 95% CI 1.40-4.07), and BMI >23.0 kg/m2(adjusted OR=3.41, 95% CI 1.80-6.45). Lifestyle modification programs are needed to prevent hypertension.