title: A survey of hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control in health screening camps of rural central Punjab, Pakistan.
abstract: Hypertension is a global public health problem with increasing prevalence. There is limited updated information on the prevalence of hypertension in the Pakistani population. This is a cross-sectional study based on data collected during multiple health screening camps held at multiple locations in rural central Punjab, Pakistan in the period between 2008 and 2015. A total of 13,722 patients were included in this study. Crude prevalence of hypertension was 35.1% and age-standardized prevalence was 34.4%. Among patients with hypertension, 62.3% were aware of having high blood pressure; among these patients, 75.3% were already on treatment for hypertension. Blood pressure was controlled in 22.3% of all patients with hypertension. Among those on treatment for hypertension, blood pressure was controlled in 32.3%. Nearly one-third of patients in health screening camps of rural central Punjab had hypertension. Blood pressure control rate was poor among these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Sharif Medical and Dental College, Jati Umra, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Electronic address: salmanshafi@email.com.
authors.forename: Salman T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Shafi
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Sharif Medical and Dental College, Jati Umra, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Tahir
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shafi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Hypertension; Pakistan; Prevalence