A cross sectional study of epidemiological determinants correlated with prevalence of hypertension among municipal school teachers located in suburban area

Vyas, Parth H.; Bhate, Kamaxi; Bawa, Mukesh S.; Pagar, Vikrant; Kinge, Amol

doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20170259

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“…This study finding disagreed with that recorded in Nigeria, significant sex differences was established in blood pressure distribution and agreed with the study of Vyas et al and Girish B et al in India showed that female school teachers were hypertensive by 70.9% and 72.8% respectively. 20,25,26 Also different with that found in India by Sania et al, the prevalence of HTN was higher (64%) among male teachers. This study finding showed consistent results between income and HTN from many low and middle income countries.…”

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Prevalence of hypertension and its risk factors among school teachers in Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Background: School teachers in urban area are experiencing sedentary life style behaviors. This study was aimed to determine the prevalence and risk factors of hypertension (HTN) among school teachers in Dhaka city.Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out from May to October of 2017. Total 323 school teachers in Dhaka city aged between 25-59 years were enrolled using cluster random sampling technique. Data on socio-demographic profile, different risk factors, co-morbidities, family history and blood pressure (BP) were recorded. HTN was recorded according to pre-defined criteria. Factors associated with HTN analyzed by Chi-square test (χ2).Results: The prevalence of HTN among school teachers was 52%. The mean ± SD age was 46.5±7.8 years. Majority teachers (52%) were earning between 20,000 and 50,000 Bangladeshi Taka per month and about 61.6% had service duration >15 years. Development of HTN was significantly associated with age, monthly family income and service duration (p=0.001). Majority participants were female (65.6%) and female to male ratio was 1.9:1. Female teachers were more hypertensive compared to male (68% vs 32%). Taking extra salt (OR 1.977, 95% CI 1.269-3.079), low intake of fresh vegetables (OR 2.048, 95% CI 1.228-3.416), higher waist circumference (OR 1.990, 95% CI 1.006-3.933) and mental distress (OR 1.724, 95% CI 1.045-2.844) were found to be significantly associated with HTN.Conclusions:The prevalence of HTN was higher among the study participants. Building awareness by promoting healthy life style and behaviors for prevention and control of HTN should be given importance among teachers.

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“…This study finding disagreed with that recorded in Nigeria, significant sex differences was established in blood pressure distribution 15 and agreed with the study of Vyas et al and Girish B et al in India showed that female school teachers were hypertensive by 70.9% and 72.8% respectively. 20,21 Also different with that found in India by Sania et al, the prevalence of HTN was higher (64%) among male teachers. 22 Majority teachers (52%) were in the middle income category earning between 20,000 and 50,000 Bangladeshi Taka per month and about 61.6% had service duration more than fifteen years (Table 1).…”

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An Observational Study to Assess the Prevalence of Hypertension and its Associated Disorders Among School Teachers in Dhaka City

Barua¹,

Noman²,

Ismail³

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Anwer Khan Mod Med Coll J

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Background: Urban school teachers are experiencing sedentary life style behaviors. This study was aimed to determine the prevalence of hypertension (HTN) and its relationship with associated disorders among school teachers of Dhaka city. Methods:This cross sectional study was conducted between May-October of 2017. Total 323 school teachers in Dhaka city aged between 25-59 years were enrolled using cluster random sampling technique. Data on socio-demographic profile, personal and family history, co-morbidities and blood pressure were recorded. HTN was recorded according to predefined criteria. Results:The prevalence of HTN among school teachers was 52.3%. The mean±SD age was 46.5±7.8 years. About 82% hypertensive teachers were within 41-59 years category. Majority participants were female (65.6%) and female to male ratio was 1.9:1. Female teachers were more hypertensive compared to male (54.2% vs 48.6%). Majority teachers (52%) were earning between 20,000 and 50,000 Bangladeshi Taka per month and about 61.6% had service duration>15 years. Male teachers with positive family history of diabetes mellitus (DM) were about one and half times likely to have DM as compared to negative family history (p = 0.009, OR = 1.491, 95% CI 1.138-1.954). Among hypertensive teachers, about 70% were overweight/obese and they were about 1.7 times likely to develop HTN (p=0.024, OR=1.696 and 95% CI 1.069-2.692) which was statistically significant.Conclusions: HTN is more prevalent among urban school teachers and they are at greater risk to develop HTN. Building awareness by promoting health education, healthy life style and behaviors for prevention and control of HTN should be given importance among teachers. ABSTRACT IntroductionGlobally it has been experiencing epidemiological transition from communicable diseases to non communicable diseases (NCDs). Hypertension (HTN), is the major cause for NCDs such as cardiovascular diseases, heart failure, stroke, cancer etc and a leading risk factor for fetal and maternal deaths in pregnancy, dementia and renal failure. 1 It is a significant public health challenge and has a major impact on healthcare costs, contributing to around 10% of total healthcare spending globally. 2 It imposes a serious economic burden on individuals, households, healthcare systems and the entire nation as a whole. 3 AKMMC J 2019; 10(1) : 70-76

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“…11 In a cross sectional study of epidemiological determinants correlated with prevalence of hypertension among municipal school teachers located in suburban area, the prevalence of hypertension was 20%. 12 In a study by regarding metabolic syndrome among secondary school teachers: exploring the ignored dimension of school health programme, the prevalence of hypertension was found as 47.7%. 7 Study participants who had stress as a problem had highest prevalence of hypertension (84.6%) and lowest among those in whom stress is not a problem (24%).…”

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Hypertension and occupational stress among high school teachers of Dibrugarh district

Chetia

Gogoi

Baruah

2017

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Hypertension is an important public health problem. High blood pressure is one of the leading risk factors for premature deaths. Job strain can impact blood pressure directly through neuro-endocrine mechanisms. Teaching in school especially at the secondary school level has been identified as one of the most stressful professions. The present study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of hypertension and its association with occupational stress among high school teachers of Dibrugarh district. Methods: A community based cross sectional study among all government high school teachers of Dibrugarh district was done. All high school teachers in the age group ≥21 years to <60 years of both sexes were included. The sample size was calculated to be 335 using the formula, n=4pq/d2. Results: Out of the 335 study participants, 45.4% were hypertensive while the remaining 54.6% were non-hypertensive. Study participants who had stress as a problem had highest prevalence of hypertension (84.6%). The association between prevalence of hypertension and occupational stress of the study participants was observed to be statistically significant as (p<0.05). Conclusions: From the findings of the study it was concluded that the prevalence of hypertension among high school teachers of Dibrugarh district was high (45.4%). The prevalence of hypertension was found to be significantly associated with occupational stress.

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A cross sectional study of epidemiological determinants correlated with prevalence of hypertension among municipal school teachers located in suburban area

Cited by 5 publications

References 6 publications

Prevalence of hypertension and its risk factors among school teachers in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Prevalence of hypertension and its risk factors among school teachers in Dhaka, Bangladesh

An Observational Study to Assess the Prevalence of Hypertension and its Associated Disorders Among School Teachers in Dhaka City

Hypertension and occupational stress among high school teachers of Dibrugarh district

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