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Hypertension Among Females in a Highly Disadvantaged Community in Jordan
- Source :
- Health Care for Women International. 29:39-53
- Publication Year :
- 2007
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2007.
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Abstract
- This study was conducted with the aim of finding the prevalence rate of hypertension and the relationship between hypertension and selected socioeconomic and dietary parameters in females aged 15-49 years in a disadvantaged community in Jordan. A household survey was carried out, using a questionnaire as an instrument for interviewing subjects. About 19% of females had hypertension, ranging between 7.5% in the very young to 58% in women aged 45-49 years. Hypertension was significantly associated with almost all variables studied such as age, education, marital status, parity, obesity, and dietary patterns. Some strategies were suggested to improve the situation in the future.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Gerontology
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Adolescent
Health Status
Health Behavior
Population
Prevalence
Developing country
Humans
Medicine
Obesity
education
Developing Countries
Life Style
Socioeconomic status
education.field_of_study
Cultural Characteristics
Jordan
Poverty
business.industry
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Disadvantaged
Socioeconomic Factors
Hypertension
General Health Professions
Quality of Life
Women's Health
Marital status
Female
business
Demography
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 10964665 and 07399332
- Volume :
- 29
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Health Care for Women International
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....b4cb186bf5537b483f99b9ca264d15f1