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    Rural-Urban Comparison of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in Hypertension: A Study from West Bengal, India
    (University of North Bengal, 2016) Das, Milon; Ghosh, Arnab
    Objectives: Virtually no study has been under taken to investigate the knowledge, attitude and practice for hypertension in people of Asian Indian origin. The present study was aimed to investigate and compare the knowledge, attitude and practice for hypertension in people living in two contrasting habitat- rural and urban. Methods: A total of 457 participants (227 individuals from rural area including 87 males and 140 females & 230 individuals from urban area including 97 males and 133 females) aged 30 to 80 years took part in the study. Socio-economic information as well as participants’ responses to hypertension was taken using a close ended schedule. Results: It was evident that not only urban people but rural people also had knowledge and attitude towards the causes and risk for hypertension however, only a small proportion of participants in both areas had right practice towards hypertension. Conclusion: Adequate public health initiatives including public awareness and healthy practice toward hypertension are utmost required to better comprehend the problem of hypertension in people of Asian Indian origin who genetically are predisposed to many cardiovascular disease risk factors including hypertension.