Child marriage and health disparities in adulthood: the differential risk of untreated hypertension among young adult women in India.
Biplab Kumar DattaMohammad Rifat HaiderPublished in: Clinical hypertension (2022)
Our findings show that hypertensive women who were married as children are at greater risk of not receiving hypertension care at young adult age. Therefore, young women who got married in their childhood should be targeted for regular screening and proper referral and treatment to avoid further detrimental effects of elevated blood pressure.
Keyphrases
- blood pressure
- young adults
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- childhood cancer
- hypertensive patients
- healthcare
- heart rate
- mental health
- pregnancy outcomes
- public health
- palliative care
- early life
- primary care
- affordable care act
- blood glucose
- pregnant women
- insulin resistance
- drug delivery
- type diabetes
- intimate partner violence
- metabolic syndrome
- health promotion
- weight loss
- chronic pain
- social media
- skeletal muscle
- glycemic control