Study of knowledge, attitude and practice of general population of Gandhinagar towards hypertension

Abstract

Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are now the leading causes of death in India and worldwide. Representing a growing threat to national and global health as well as social and economic development, these diseases are increasingly recognised by governments, non-government organisations (NGOs) and the scientific community as a chronic global epidemic. Their burden is expected to double by 2030. [1] Hypertension has become a significant problem in many developing countries experiencing epidemiological transition from communicable to non-communicable chronic diseases. [2, 3, 4] The emergence of hypertension and other cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) as a public health problem in these countries is strongly related to the aging of the populations, urbanization, and ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 3 Number 8 (2014) pp. 680-685 http://www.ijcmas.com