Jorge Rosário, Beatriz Raposo, Eunice Santos, Sónia Dias, Ana Rita Pedro
Efficacy of health literacy interventions aimed to improve health gains of higher education students-a systematic review
BMC public health
approximately 10 noncommunicable diseases ncds attributed hypertension prevalence hypertension steadily increasing among urban rural tribal populations alike growing incidence hypertension within underprivileged groups however scarcity research focusing risks hypertension within indian tribes current study aimed estimate pooled prevalence hypertension among tribes risk factors hypertension study uses data fifth phase national family health survey nfhs5 india covering 2843917 individuals 636699 households total 69176 individuals belonging tribal communities aged 15 49 encompassing males females incorporated study study utilized bivariate multivariable binary logistic regression analyses conducted using r statistical software among 69176 tribal populations 15 49 years overall prevalence hypertension 1254 867669176 95 ci 1229 1279 prevalence hypertension among males 164 1207 among females age gender education marital status smoking alcohol consumption found significant predictors hypertension among tribes rising prevalence potential dangers hypertension within indian tribes highlight epidemiological transition burdened significant cardiometabolic health concerns necessitating prompt ongoing monitoring surveillance