A Study On Prevalence And Health Education Countermeasure Of Hypertension In Chongqing's Urban Residents

Objective:Learning the prevalence and the risk factors of hypertension by baseline survey of urban residents in Chongqing, to confirm the key factors and intervention measures against various community groups, explore correspond health education model, provide scientific clues to constitute the health prescription suitable for the characteristics of urban hypertension residents in our city.Methods:3300 people over 18 years old in Chongqing were multi-stages cluster random sampled and analyzed by case-control, received the survey to learn the prevalence and related behavior factors of hypertension by uniform questionnaire. Explore correspond health education model and constitute the health prescription suitable for various groups by the datas extracted from survey,literature research and exports consult.Results:The study showed that the prevalence rate of hypertension of Chongqing urban residents over the age of 18was 26.27%,standardized prevalence rate was 19.76%.Among them, males 29.33%, standardized prevalence rate was 21.36%; females 23.34%, standardized prevalence rate was 17.37%.The rates of awareness, treatment and control were 63.41%,55.26% and 15.04% respectively. Logistic regression showed that age, education, family history, drinking, physical exercise, spirit, salt (≥6g/d),BMI, abdominal obesity were the main risk factors for hypertension in Chongqing urban areas. The level of related health knowledge of hypertension was low.Conclusions : The average prevalence rate of hypertension of Chongqing's urban residents was higher than the national average leval. Compared with other major cities, Europe and USA, there was a distinct gap among hypertension awareness, treatment and control. The male' prevalence of hypertension was higher than women.Hypertension has many risk factors; we should take effective measures to prevent and control hypertension according to the character of residents. Therefore, we should adhere to the principle of "putting prevention first", targeted at different groups, a comprehensive prevention and control measures, and make full use of health prescriptions, publicity and health education, and spread the knowledge of hypertension prevention, prevent and reduce the incidence of hypertension.