Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
- 제33권4호
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- Pages.513-520
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- 2000
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- 1975-8375(pISSN)
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- 2233-4521(eISSN)
농촌 지역의 고혈압 유병률, 관리 양상 및 그 관련요인
The Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension, and Related Factors in Rural Korea
- Ha, Yong-Chan (Masan Medical Center) ;
- Chun, Hyun-Ju (Ibansong Health Subcenter) ;
- Hwang, Hae-Kyoung (Chinju Public Health Center) ;
- Kim, Byung-Sung (Chinju Public Health Center) ;
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Kim, Jang-Rak
(Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang University)
- 발행 : 2000.12.01
초록
Objectives : To estimate the prevalence of hypertension, rates of awareness, treatment modalities, and control of hypertension, and also to identify factors in rural Korea that are related to these aspects of hypertension. Methods : A cross-sectional survey, including blood pressure(BP) measurements and interviews, investigating the variables in the health belief model was peformed from August to November, 1999 on 1,426 (79.4%) study subjects out of 1,797 registered residents over 30 years old in Ibansong-Myun, Chinju City. A second survey was peformed from January to March, 2000 on 376 (80.0%) subjects out of 470 hypertensive (or suspected hypertensive) subjects found in the first survey. Two BP readings were taken in each survey using a standard mercury sphygmomanometer. Hypertension was defined as either a BP reading