Prevalence Of Hypertension and Perception Of Patients Towards Hypertension Treatment Adherence, Follow-up And Complications In Urban Slums And Rural Areas Of Aurangabad District

Rahul Ravindra Surve; Dr Vishal Pahune; Dr Shivcharan Kendre; Dr SameerNaval; Dr Shobha Salve

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i04.50306

Prevalence Of Hypertension and Perception Of Patients Towards Hypertension Treatment Adherence, Follow-up And Complications In Urban Slums And Rural Areas Of Aurangabad District

Author(s)	Dr. Rahul Ravindra Surve, Dr Vishal Pahune, Dr Shivcharan Kendre, Dr SameerNaval, Dr Shobha Salve
Country	India
Abstract	Background: Hypertension is a condition with its own risk factors, such as Non-modifiable risk factors and Modifiable risk factors By using effective drug treatment and accurate steps for Modifiable risk factors, a person can attain better control of hypertension. One of the Important factors for poor control of hypertension is a lack of knowledge of hypertension and risk factors. Conversion of knowledge into Practice again are major problem in Rural population Methods: This was a community-based observational study conducted in rural and urban working areas of a tertiary care hospital in Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. Search for the patients newly diagnosed taking treatment was done by MBBS students by house-to-house visit. Interview were done using pre structured pre-designed questionnaire. Results: Total Prevalence of hypertension among screened population was found to be 6.34%. Overall Prevalence of hypertension in Male was 5.04% & in Female 7.87%. The total number of participants enrolled was 505. There were 217 (42.9%) Male and 288(57.1%) Female participants. Most of the percentage of participants from urban area (53.3%) showed good practice. A slightly higher proportion of poor practice was observed in rural participants (66.7%), Conclusion: Patients with better knowledge tended to exhibit better attitudes and practices toward hypertension management, highlighting the importance of health education. Specifically, Female participants, Lower educational status, lower Socioeconomic Status, and Participants residing in rural areas show poor Knowledge Scores. The longer the duration of hypertension, the stronger the association with good practice score those with hypertension for >10 years had no poor scores.
Keywords	Knowledge score, Practice score, hypertension
Field	Medical / Pharmacy
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 4, July-August 2025
Published On	2025-07-09
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i04.50306
Short DOI	https://doi.org/g9s9gt

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