A Study on Awareness Treatment and Control of Hypertension among Rural Adult Population of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu

Developing countries are thus likely to face an enormous burden of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the near future in comparison to communicable disease which were once a major problem. Cardio Vascular Disease (CVD) is the number 1 cause of death globally and an estimated 17.7 million people died from CVD in 2015, representing 31% of all global deaths. CVD are the major cause of morbidity and mortality in India and accounting for 25% of all deaths and projected to increase to 50%. The association between various risk factors and hypertension were determined in this study.