Sick But Unaware

Hypertension in Indonesia

Dados Bibliográficos

ID5958482
AutoresKitae Sohn (0000-0001-5671-4625, Konkuk University, autor correspondente)
Ano2015
Volume61
Fascículo3
Páginas298-318
Data de publicação2015-09-02
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoBiodemography and Social Biology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1948-5565 • E-ISSN: 1948-5573
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/19485565.2015.1091719
PMID26652684
OpenAlexW2277694807
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas5
Referências citadas32

Discrepancies between self-reported and measured hypertension pose a great risk to health because they prevent timely treatment. Analyzing the Indonesian Family Life Survey, we compared self-reported and measured hypertension to assess the extent of the misclassification of hypertension. Building on this, we estimated factors related to self-reported and measured hypertension. Our results show that different factors were involved in each case, suggesting that they are two different phenomena. More importantly, we estimated factors that increased awareness of hypertension and found that visiting a health facility was a very effective way of increasing awareness of hypertension among hypertensive patients

Blood pressure · Environmental health · Hypertension treatment · Indonesian · Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies · Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors · Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention · Medicine · Internal Medicine · Pediatrics