Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Hypertension Among Rural Communities in Kudat Sabah, East Malaysia
Approximately a third of Malaysian adult has been diagnosed with hypertension. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and key risk factors of hypertension in a community living in a rural area of Kudat, Sabah. Methods: The study included participants of at least 18 years old, able to communicate in the local dialect, no mental disability, not pregnant or lactating and no known cause of secondary hypertension. Sociodemographic data were recorded in addition to assessment of depression, anxiety, stress, and dietary salt of the participants using standard DASS-21 questionnaire (Depression... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2022 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | ASM Science Journal, Vol 17, Pp 1-11 (2022) |
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Academy of Sciences Malaysia
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Schlagwörter: | health screening disparity / rural community / hypertension / risk factors / indigenous people of sabah / Mathematics / QA1-939 / Physics / QC1-999 / Medicine (General) / R5-920 / Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) / TA1-2040 / Agriculture (General) / S1-972 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26894316 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.32802/asmscj.2022.647 |