| Title |
Assessing awareness and knowledge of hypertension in an at-risk population in the Karen ethnic rural community, Thasongyang, Thailand
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|---|---|
| Published in |
International Journal of General Medicine, June 2012
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| DOI | 10.2147/ijgm.s29406 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Myo Nyein Aung, Thaworn Lorga, Janthila Srikrajang, Nongluk Promtingkran, Suchart Kreuangchai, Wilawan Tonpanya, Phatchanan Vivarakanon, Puangpet Jaiin, Nara Praipaksin, Apiradee Payaprom |
| Abstract |
Hypertension is currently a global health concern. Rural and minority populations are increasingly exposed to risk factors as a result of urbanization, leading to hypertension and cardiovascular disease. We conducted a survey in the rural Karen community in Thasongyang District, Tak Province, Thailand, with the aims of determining: the distribution of blood pressure across different age groups; the prevalence of hypertension and other risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), including diabetes, smoking, sedentary lifestyle, and excess alcohol use; knowledge and awareness of hypertension as a disease; and knowledge and awareness of risk factors for hypertension among the population at risk. |
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| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 100% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 150 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
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| Student > Bachelor | 32 | 21% |
| Student > Master | 16 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 6% |
| Lecturer | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 26 | 17% |
| Unknown | 55 | 36% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 47 | 31% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 26 | 17% |
| Social Sciences | 6 | 4% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 3 | 2% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 1% |
| Other | 10 | 7% |
| Unknown | 58 | 38% |
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