A Study to Assess the Prevalence Rate of Diabetes mellitus, Obesity and Hypertension among Population of Nadiad city
Journal Title: Journal of Nursing Today - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
The global prevalence of chronic illnesses like diabetes Mellitus, hypertension and obesity is increasing day by day. The Healthy People 2010 objectives identify diabetes Mellitus, hypertension and obesity as one of the most significant current health promotion and disease prevention priorities in this country because it is a major contributor to many preventable causes of death. India is experiencing a rapid health transition, with large and rising burdens of chronic diseases, which were estimated to account for 53% of all deaths in 2005 so the study was conducted to assess the Prevalence rate of Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity and Hypertension among population of Nadiad city. A Quantitative Descriptive survey research design research design was used. The population comprises of 1000 sample across the 7 areas from Nadiad city are selected by multistage simple random sampling. The data collection tool include various parameters to assess Blood sugar level, Blood pressure level and Body Mass Index. This community based study demonstrated high prevalence of diabetes and mild to moderate prevalence of Hypertension and obesity among the population of Nadiad city.
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Virendra Jain, Arpita K. Vaidya, Vipin Patidar
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