Prevalence and associated factors of uncontrolled blood pressure among hypertensive patients in the rural communities in the central areas in Thailand: A cross-sectional study.
Suprawee MeelabItsara BunupuradahJitrada SuttiruangSalisa SakulrojanawongNisanat ThongkuaChattarin ChantawiboonchaiPrim ChirabandhuSasanpin LertthanapornKrissada SuwanthipChindanai SongsaengthumBoonyagorn KeattisaksriPeeranut TrakulsukApichat PittapunNaowanit NataRam RangsinBoonsub SakboonyaratPublished in: PloS one (2019)
Approximately one half of hypertensive patients in these rural communities had uncontrolled blood pressure. The Ministry of Public Health and health care providers should provide further strategies to prevent uncontrolled blood pressure's complications.