作者
Md Mehedi Hasan, Fariha Tasnim, Md Tariqujjaman, Sayem Ahmed, Anne Cleary, Abdullah Mamun
发表日期
2020/10/1
期刊
BMJ open
卷号
10
期号
10
页码范围
e037592
出版商
British Medical Journal Publishing Group
简介
Objective
To examine the prevalence, correlates and sociodemographic inequalities of undiagnosed hypertension in Nepal.
Design
This study used cross-sectional 2016 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) data. Undiagnosed patients with hypertension were defined as an NDHS respondent who was diagnosed as hypertensive (systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg) during the survey, but never took any prescribed anti-hypertensive medicine to lower/control blood pressure and was never identified as having hypertension by a health professional prior the survey. Multiple binary logistic regression analysis was performed, and Concentration Index was measured.
Setting
Nepal.
Participants
Adult patients with hypertension.
Results
Among 3334 patients with hypertension, 50.4% remained undiagnosed during the survey in Nepal. Adjusted model reveals that …
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