Sarika, R (2016) A Cross Sectional study to assess the incidence and risk factors associated with Hypertension among Adult Population residing at Pallavaram. Masters thesis, Venkateswara Nursing College, Chennai.
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Abstract
AIM AND OBJECTIVES : To assess the incidence and risk factors associated with hypertension among adult Population. METHODOLOGY : A non experimental cross sectional study design was chosen to assess the incidence and risk factors associated with hypertension by bring WHO modifiable risk Assessment tool among 100 adult populations at Pallavaram. The samples were selected based on convenient sampling technique. RESULT : The finding of the study showed that the majority 26(26.5%) modifiable risk factors and 15(15.3%) non modifiable risk factors had been contributing to hypertension and there was significant association with the modifiable risk factors at the level of p< 0.05 and about 2.56 times risk factors contribute to hypertension (OR = 2.56). The risk for developing hypertension due to modifiable risk factors is 1.73 times than that of the non-modifiable risk factors among adult population. CONCLUSION : This study interference that incidence and risk factors associated with hypertension is high in male gender among adult population and modifiable factors are the high risk factors.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Incidence ; Hypertension ; Adult population. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Community Health Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Ramakrishnan J |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Jul 2017 11:53 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Feb 2018 01:47 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/849 |
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