Journal article
Association of Household Wealth Index, Educational Status, and Social Capital with Hypertension Awareness, Treatment, and Control in South Asia
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Hypertension control rates are low in South Asia. To determine association of measures of socioeconomic status (wealth, education, and social capital) with hypertension awareness, treatment, and control among urban and rural subjects in these countries we performed the present study.
METHODS: We enrolled 33,423 subjects aged 35-70 years (women 56%, rural 53%, low-education status 51%, low household wealth 25%, low-social capital 33%) …
Authors
Gupta R; Kaur M; Islam S; Mohan V; Mony P; Kumar R; Kutty VR; Iqbal R; Rahman O; Deepa M
Journal
American Journal of Hypertension, Vol. 30, No. 4, pp. 373–381
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
April 1, 2017
DOI
10.1093/ajh/hpw169
ISSN
0895-7061