A study of the application of rule of halves as an assessment tool for hypertension among government employees working at Government Medical College, Latur
Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 9
Abstract
Background: The ‘rule of halves’ for hypertension states that: ‘half the people with high blood pressure are not known (“rule 1”), half of those known are not treated (“rule 2”) and half of those treated are not controlled (“rule 3”) Aim: to evaluate the applicability of ‘rule of halves’ as an assessment tool for detecting the status of awareness, management and control measures for hypertension in the community. Methodology: A cross-sectional observational study was conducted among adults aged 20 years and above working at Government Medical College Latur. A non probability Convenience sampling was used and all employees fulfilling inclusion criteria were considered in the study. Using a structure questionnaire, the basic information and history regarding diagnosis and treatment of hypertension was collected. Blood pressure, height and weight were recorded. Results: The overall prevalence of hypertension in this population was 20.43% (142/695). Of these 142 employees with hypertension, only 83 (58.45%) were knows Hypertensive’s. Of the 83 known hypertensives, subjects (68.5%) were under any kind of antihypertensive therapy. Of these 87 individuals, only 21 (24.1%) had blood pressure under control Conclusion: The ‘rule of halves’ when used as an assessment tool for hypertension showed that the studied population had poor awareness; comparatively better treatment and adequate control of Hypertension. It pointed out that Awareness was the area which needed improvement regarding hypertension.
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Prashant N Bade, Varsharani V Kendre
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