DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2018.v06i10.040

Pages: 3890-3894

Hypertension is one of the major public health issues in worldwide. The objective of this study was to find out the prevalence of hypertension and its associated risk factors in fishermen population of Tamil Nadu, India. The descriptive cross-sectional study conducted among 113 adult Male from the Fishermen population of Parangipettai of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. Out of the study sample size of 113 fishermen 41.6% were in the age group of 30-40 years, 25.7% were in the age group of 41-50 years, 32.7% were in the age group of 51-65 years. The prevalence of hypertension was 32.74% among fishermen population. The mean year of smoking is 20.84. The mean pack year is 16.96.In our present study, the risk factors included age, level of education, family history, type of boat and frequency of fruit intake have significant association (p<0.05) with hypertension. The prevalence of hypertension was higher among fishermen than the general population. This shows there is lack of awareness of the disease among fishermen regarding lifestyle. The life style modification may be stressed.