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Socioeconomic and behavioral factors of hypertension among Indian tribal population: Evidence from national family health survey 5

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  • Bodhi Sri Vidya Vennam
  • Sai Sushma Kuppli
  • Jayanta Kumar Bora
  • Soumya Swaroop Sahoo
  • Chaitanya Gujjarlapudi
  • Devi Madhavi Bhimarasetty
  • Ganga Nagamani Nerusu
  • Sonu Goel

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Background: All Indian ethnic groups are experiencing an upsurge in the prevalence of hypertension. The objective of the present study was to explore the association between socioeconomic and behavioral factors of hypertension among the tribal population of India. Methods: We used the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) round 5 data conducted in 2019–2021. The final sample size was 67263 tribal women and 8441 tribal men aged 15 to 49 years. Chi-square test and the Cochran-Armitage trend test were employed to evaluate the association. Complex samples logistic regression analysis was conducted using clusters and sampling weights. Interstate variation of the prevalence of hypertension by gender was depicted with spatial maps. Results: The prevalence of hypertension among tribal women and men was 12% and 16·2%, respectively. All the independent variables were included in the multivariate model as all were significant at p

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  • Bodhi Sri Vidya Vennam & Sai Sushma Kuppli & Jayanta Kumar Bora & Soumya Swaroop Sahoo & Chaitanya Gujjarlapudi & Devi Madhavi Bhimarasetty & Ganga Nagamani Nerusu & Sonu Goel, 2024. "Socioeconomic and behavioral factors of hypertension among Indian tribal population: Evidence from national family health survey 5," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 19(12), pages 1-15, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0312729
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0312729
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