Efectiveeness of community - báed measures to prevent hypertensipon in Tuyên Quang province
Overview
Abstract:
Solutions
to enhance the effectiveness of prevention of hypertension are very important Objective: To evaluate the
effectiveness of community-based measures to prevent hypertension in 5
communes/wards in Tuyen Quang province over 02 years of intervention. Methods: Cross-sectional mixed method
study. Results: Behavior changes in
the management and treatment of hypertensive patients in intervention communes
were quite clear. The proportion of good knowledge increased from 70.0% to
96.6%, and the figure for good attitude increased from60.1% to 88.8%. The
proportion of patients receiving hypertensive management and treatment in the
intervention communes increased from 28.4% to 47.3%, the intervention
efficiency was 49.96%. The percentage of hypertensive patients who were
consulted by community health workers increased from 24.4% to 99.6%, the
intervention efficiency reached 290.8%. The proportion of home-based treatment
adherence in the intervention communes increased from 12.0% to 28.52%,the
intervention efficiency was 132.22%. Conclusion:
Solutions to prevent hypertension for people in 5 communes/wards of Tuyen Quang
province are effective after 2 years of intervention.
Keyword(s): Hypertension , Management, treatment
Article number | 65 |
Journal | Journal of Science and Technology in Medicine and Pharmacy |
Volume | Tập 2 |
Issue number | Số 4 |
Publication status | Published - Dec-2023 |