Awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension and type 2 diabetes among male industry workers in Jaipur, India

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Background: Understanding levels of prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension (HTN) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) is important for effective prevention of non-communicable diseases. However, these data are still insufficient, particularly among industry workers in India. Objectives: This study investigated HTN and T2D awareness, treatment, and control in urban industry workers in Jaipur, India. Methods: A cross-sectional survey using a questionnaire and health checkups was conducted in March 2018. Two hundred and fifty-nine (259) male factory and office workers participated in the survey. The questionnaire data included the participants’ sociodemographic information, awareness, treatment, and control behaviors. The health checkup data included the participants’ blood pressure, blood glucose, height, body weight, and other clinical outcomes. Results: The health checkup found that 36.3% and 13.7% were newly diagnosed as having HTN or T2D, respectively. Among participants who were “newly diagnosed” or “already diagnosed before” as having HTN” (n=106), the percentages of those who were already aware of having HTN (awareness), were taking any HTN drugs (treatment), and were controlled for HTN (control) were only 20.8%, 18.9% and 4.7%, respectively. Among participants who were “newly diagnosed” or “already diagnosed before” as having T2D (n=52), the percentages of those who were aware of having T2D (awareness), were taking any T2D drugs (treatment), and were controlled for T2D (control) were 44.2%, 28.8% and 13.5%, respectively. Conclusion: Levels of awareness, treatment, and control of HTN and T2D among rural industry workers in Jaipur are lower than those in previous studies in India. To improve these levels, regular health checkups targeting industry workers are needed in India.

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  • 決断科学

    決断科学 8 77-90, 2021-03-23

    Institute of Decision Science for a Sustainable Society, Kyushu University

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