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Assessing awareness and knowledge of hypertension in an at-risk population in the Karen ethnic rural community, Thasongyang, Thailand

机译：在泰国Thasongyang的Karen民族农村社区中评估高危人群的高血压知识和知识

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Background: Hypertension is currently a global health concern. Rural and minority populations are increasingly exposed to risk factors as a result of urbanization, leading to hypertension and cardiovascular disease. We conducted a survey in the rural Karen community in Thasongyang District, Tak Province, Thailand, with the aims of determining: the distribution of blood pressure across different age groups; the prevalence of hypertension and other risk factors for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), including diabetes, smoking, sedentary lifestyle, and excess alcohol use; knowledge and awareness of hypertension as a disease; and knowledge and awareness of risk factors for hypertension among the population at risk.Methods: This was a community-based, cross-sectional survey of 298 rural Karen residents. A set of questionnaires assessing lifestyle-related health risk behaviors and awareness and knowledge of hypertension were used. Blood pressure, fasting plasma glucose, weight, height, and waist circumference were measured.Results: Median systolic and diastolic blood pressures were 110 (range 100–120) mmHg and 70 (range 60–80) mmHg, respectively. High blood pressure was observed in more than 27% of the population, with 15% being hypertensive and 12% being prehypertensive. Multinomial logistic regression analysis showed that people in the Karen community who were aware of hypertension were less likely to be current smokers (odds ratio [OR] 0.53, confidence interval [CI] 0.29–0.97) and those with primary school education were more likely to be aware of hypertension than those who did not have a primary school education (OR 6.5, CI 1.9–22.24). Overall, our survey showed that less than half of the Karen community had such knowledge and awareness.Conclusion: It is urgently necessary to promote knowledge, awareness, and health literacy among the ethnic Karen tribes to prevent hypertension and associated CVDs.
机译：背景：高血压目前是全球健康问题。由于城市化，农村和少数民族人口越来越多地面临危险因素，导致高血压和心血管疾病。我们在泰国来兴省Thasongyang区的Karen乡村进行了一项调查，目的是确定：不同年龄段的血压分布;高血压和其他心血管疾病（CVD）危险因素的流行，包括糖尿病，吸烟，久坐的生活方式和过量饮酒;对高血压是一种疾病的了解和认识;方法：这是对298名卡伦农村居民进行的基于社区的横断面调查。使用了一套问卷，评估与生活方式有关的健康风险行为以及高血压的意识和知识。测量血压，空腹血糖，体重，身高和腰围。结果：收缩压和舒张压中位血压分别为110（100-120）mmHg和70（60-80）mmHg。在超过27％的人群中观察到高血压，其中15％为高血压，12％为高血压前期。多项逻辑回归分析显示，在卡伦社区中，意识到高血压的人不太可能成为当前吸烟者（优势比[OR]为0.53，置信区间[CI]为0.29-0.97），而那些具有小学教育的人则更有可能与那些没有接受过小学教育的人相比，要注意高血压（OR 6.5，CI 1.9–22.24）。总体而言，我们的调查显示，只有不到一半的克伦族人拥有这样的知识和意识。结论：迫切需要在克伦族人中提高知识，意识和健康素养，以预防高血压和相关的CVD。

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