Prakash Chand Negi|Ramesh Chand Chauhan|Vivek Rana|. Vidyasagar|Kavinder Lal
Epidemiological study of non-communicable diseases (NCD) risk factors in tribal district of Kinnaur, HP: A cross-sectional study
Indira Gandhi Medical College|Indira Gandhi Medical College|Indira Gandhi Medical College|Government of Himachal Pradesh|Government of Himachal Pradesh
data available prevalence noncommunicable diseases ncd risk factors among tribal population hill state himachal pradesh hp epidemiological study ncd risk factors done tribal population district kinnaur hp estimate burden ncd risk factors risk determinants step wise approach used screening core ncd risk indicators 3582 randomly selected natives kinnaur aged 2070 years trained health workers district health services hypertension prevalent 197 184211 diabetes 69 6178 population awareness hypertension diabetes 398 408 respectively adherence prescribed medications reported 521 564 patients aware hypertension diabetes respectively overall 233 85 patients hypertension diabetes controlled bp blood glucose respectively overweight obesity observed 382 366399 88 7998 population respectively consumption tobacco alcohol reported 226 249 population respectively 345 physically inactive physical inactivity bmi high alcohol consumption age independently associated risk hypertension age determinant risk diabetes education women gender significant influence tobacco alcohol consumption behavior adjusted age ncd risk factors prevalent tribal district kinnaur awareness treatment control blood pressure blood glucose found suboptimum study subjects strengthening primary health care services community based interventions urgently required improve awareness control ncd risk factors tribal district hp