STUDY OF PREVALENCE OF HYPERTENSION AND ITS ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS AMONG 20-60 YEARS AGE GROUP POPULATION IN SAGAR CITY-A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY.

INTRODUCTION The World Health Organization attributes hypertension, as the leading cause of cardiovascular mortality. According to NFHS-5, Overall prevalence of hypertension among age group 15 years and above in India is 29%. The sex specific prevalence is 33.1% for males and 24.9% for females. Overall prevalence of hypertension among age group 15-49 years in Madhya Pradesh is 14%. This study was undertaken to estimate the prevalence and associated risk factors of hypertension in Sagar city. METHODOLOGY A community based cross-sectional study was carried out among the people aged 20 to 60 years living in Sagar city. Multi-stage sampling method was used. The study was conducted from September 2022 to August 2023. Modified and pretested WHO stepwise approach to chronic disease risk factor surveillance (STEPS) was used for data collection. Data was compiled using MS-Excel and analysis was done with the help of IBM SPSS 26.0. RESULTS Present study showed that prevalence of hypertension was 17.2% among study participants. Out of 550 study participants, 283 (51.5%) were male and 267 (48.5%) were females. Hypertension was found to be more in old aged male. Hypertension was found more in smokers, those who were consuming extra salt in diet and those who had family history of hypertension. CONCLUSION Present study showed that nearly one sixth of the study participants were found to be hypertensive. As the awareness of the hypertension status among hypertensive cases was very poor, improving the health education regarding hypertension to increase the awareness about hypertension is the need of the hour. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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