Nur Liana Ab Majid|Mohd Azahadi Omar|Yi Yi Khoo|Balkish Mahadir Naidu|Miaw Yn Jane Ling|Wan Shakira Rodzlan Hasani|Halizah Mat Rifin|Hamizatul Akmal Abd Hamid|Tania Gayle Robert Lourdes|Muhammad Fadhli Mohd Yusoff
Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment and Control of hypertension in the Malaysian population: findings from the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2006–2015
University of Malaya
hypertension strongly associated chronic diseases myocardial infarction stroke heart failure renal failure objective study determine trend prevalence awareness treatment control hypertension among malaysian population since 2006 2015 study used data national health morbidity survey nhms 2006 2011 2015 crosssectional twostage stratified random sampling throughout malaysia eligible respondents 18 years old respondents interviewed face face blood pressure recorded average reading two electronic pressure monitoring measurements data analyzed using complex sample module spss version 20 prevalence hypertension malaysia 346 95 ci 339 353 2006 336 95 ci 326 346 2011 353 95 ci 345 363 2015 awareness hypertension 2006 2011 2015 356 95 ci 346 366 407 95 ci 393 421 375 95 ci 361 389 respectively trend receiving treatment 2006 2015 789 95 ci 775 802 832 95 ci 813 848 control hypertension increased significantly 275 95 ci 259 292 2006 374 95 ci 353 395 2015 despite higher proportions receiving treatment time control hypertension remained 40 since nhms 2006 2015 strategies reduce prevalence increase awareness hypertension enhanced particularly among targeted age group ensure early detection treatment control thus preventing longterm complications