title: Prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in rural areas of davanagere.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension in the rural areas of Davanagere.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional community-based study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Villages belonging to six sectors of the Davanagere Taluk.
  
  
  METHODS
  General population above 18 years.
  
  
  METHODS
  A community-based sample was chosen by a multistage sampling technique. Subjects were screened for hypertension by a house-to-house survey. Subjects with systolic blood pressure more than 140 and diastolic blood pressure more than 90 mm of Hg, on hypertensive treatment, and history of hypertension were classified as hypertensives. The data thus obtained was compiled and analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence rate of hypertension in the study population was 18.3% (95% CI, 16.7-19.9%). Prevalence of hypertension was more in males 19.1% (95% CI, 16.7-21.5%) than in females 17.5% (95% CI, 14.9-20.1%); 11.6%, 5.6%, and 1.2% of the total subjects had Grade I, Grade II, and Grade III, respectively. Only 33.8% of them were aware of their hypertensive status. Hypertensives of 32.1% were on treatment, and 12.5% adequately controlled their BP. About 6.9% of the total hypertensives had severe hypertension.
  
  
  METHODS
  Proportions, One way Analysis of Variance, Chi-square test.
authors.affiliation: S.S Institute of Medical Sciences, Davanagere, India.
authors.forename: Yuvaraj
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: By
authors.forename: Nagendra Gowda
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Mr
authors.forename: Umakantha
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ag