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PREVALENCE OF HYPERTENSION AMONG LOW INCOME AREAS OF MULTAN, PAKISTAN

Dr. Sadia Naz, Dr. Bassam Mohsin Tahir, Dr. Saba Razzaq

Objective: To determine the prevalence rate of hypertension in low income areas of Multan Pakistan. Method: A cross sectional study was conducted in Multan Pakistan during month of March 2019. By adopting multistage sampling method total No. of 250 participants were approached. Data was analyzed through SPSS software. Results: Prevalence rate of hypertension is higher in females above 30 years residing in lower regions (Block A, B) and mostly fall in stage 2. Majority 93(37.2%) of study population falls in stage 2, while 78(31.2%) and 58(23.2%) falls in stage 1 and 3 respectively. Only 21(8.4%) falls in Normal category. Conclusions: Prevalence rate of hypertension is higher in females as compared to males belonging to lower residential areas.

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