Prevalence of hypertension and determinants of treatment-seeking behaviour among adolescents and young adults in India: an analysis of NFHS-4.
Yuvaraj KrishnamoorthySathish RajaaSudheera SulgantePalanivel ChinnakaliNidhi JaswalSonu GoelPublished in: Journal of public health (Oxford, England) (2022)
More than 1 in 10 younger adults in India have hypertension and only half of them were aware of their status and one-fifth sought treatment. Adolescents, males, Hindus, urban population, higher education and residing in Northern, Central and Southern region had poor treatment-seeking behaviour.
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