DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2021.v09i01.009

Pages: 47-53

Background: Hypertension is of great concern due to its role in the causation of coronary heart disease, stroke and other vascular complications. Community-based screen can improve the detection and treatment of Hypertension. As fewer studies have been undertaken in rural Bangladesh, it was decided to assess the prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension particularly among the geriatric age group rural dwellers. The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence and awareness of hypertension among geriatric age group to assess the adequacy of hypertension control and treatment, to see awareness and treatment pattern of hypertension among them in a rural area of Bangladesh. Methods & Materials: This was a descriptive, cross sectional and observational study. The study period was extended from 10th May, 2013 to 10th, November, 2013 for a period of 6 months. A total of 200 geriatric people were included in the study from Fazilpur village of Jamalpur district. Categorical variables ware reported as percentage and correlation was carried out using the chi-square test (X2-test) through determining the association of different variables by SPSS software version-16. Main outcome measure: patients related variables: age, sex, weight, and smoker or not and main outcome variables: prevalence of hypertension, its awareness, visit to registered physician, pattern of prescription follow, BP properly controlled or not. Result: Our present study has shown that 42.00% people have hypertension. It is more common among male (22.50%) than female (19.50%), study population was 200 of them male were (95) and female were (105). The ratio of male and female were almost equal. Among HTN patients 48 were preciously diagnosed and 36 was diagnosed during the study as spot diagnosis. Most HTN patients are in the age group of 60-69 years (total 60) and 71.42% of all hypertensive are of this age group. Average BMI of HTN patient is 24.30% in case of male and 22.86% in........