DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2021.v09i10.003

Pages: 1497-1502

Introduction: Non-communicable disease causes over 36 million deaths globally each year. And among the NCD deaths, over 82% of premature deaths occur in underdeveloped and developing countries. Some of the non-communicable diseases like hypertension, diabetes and asthma are emerging as a major health problem in Bangladesh. The Bangladesh government has given high priority to research these particular diseases. But although there are many global studies regarding the risk factors of hypertension, not much research has been done regarding the increasing risk of hypertension in rural areas. Aim of the study: This study aims to determine the risk factors and case detection of hypertension among the adults in rural population of Bangladesh. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in the rural area of Dumki upazilla of Patuakhali district. Sample population was selected following simple random sampling technique. Socio-demographic information, information about smoking, family history of hypertension status were collected using a pre-prepared questionnaire. Blood pressure, body weight and height of 255 individuals between the age range of 40-90 years of both sexes were measured and collected. Result: The prevalence of hypertension was 25.6%. The male prevalence was 26.8% and the female 23.2%. The Mean±SD of age 45±15.26, SBP 129.71±10.22, DBP 74.49±11.68 and for BMI 24.1±4.45. Increasing age higher BMI were positively associated with hypertension. Conclusion: The prevalence of hypertension in the rural population was found to be on the increase compared to previous reports of Bangladesh and other Asian studies. Advanced age, BMI, family history of hypertension, smoking were recognized as significant risk factors for hypertension.