Prevalence of hypertension and associated cardiovascular risk factors in Central India.
This study documents a high burden of HTN and other
CVD risk factors in Central India. Despite the higher
prevalence of almost all factors in urban areas, rural areas
are also not far behind. This suggests that there should be
public health remedial measures to address growing trends of
CVD risk factors in both communities through Information,
Education, and Communication (IEC) or Behavior Change
Communication (BCC) activities about weight reduction,
restriction of tobacco smoking and chewing, increase in
physical activity, salt restriction, proper screening of BP,
blood sugar and serum cholesterol levels, as well as increase
in the intake of fruits and vegetables. Utilization of this