Hypertension screening, awareness, treatment, and control in India: A nationally representative cross-sectional study among individuals aged 15 to 49 years.
Jonas PrenisslJennifer Manne-GoehlerGodfather D KimaroDorairaj PrabhakaranAshish AwasthiAnne Christine BischopsRifat AtunTill W BärnighausenJustine Ina DaviesSebastian VollmerPascal GeldsetzerPublished in: PLoS medicine (2019)
Hypertension prevalence in India is high, but the proportion of adults with hypertension who are aware of their diagnosis, are treated, and achieve control is low. Even after adjusting for states' economic development, there is large variation among states in health system performance in the management of hypertension. Improvements in access to hypertension diagnosis and treatment are especially important among men, in rural areas, and in populations with lower household wealth.