Evaluation on effect of community intervention on hypertension in rural area

  Objective   To study the effectiveness of hypertension prevention in the rural area through community intervention.

  Methods   Dwellers from the countryside in Yichang, Hubei province were randomly divided into 2 groups: intervention group, given health education on hypertension, and control group given nothing.Effectiveness was evaluated through contrasting the intervention group and control group about the cognition and prevalence of hypertension.

  Results   (1) The proportions of the correct answers abouthypertension related to smoking, excessive drinking, salt and cholesterol were 27.72%, 61.74%, 80.38% and 31.23% in intervention group respectively, the corresponding rates were 0.37%, 39.58%, 34.86% and 32.01% in control group respectively.(2)The proportions of the correct answers about the knowledge on prevention and control of hypertension in intervention group were higher than in control group, so were the proportions of the correct answers about the measures on prevention and control of hypertension.(3)Awareness rate(68.26%), curative rate(59.28%)and rate of hypertension being control(20.96%)in intervention group were higher than in control group(the corresponding rates were 42.31%, 31.54% and 61.5% respectively).(4)The normative drug-taking rate was higher than in control group(P=0.57), and non-drug curative rate inintervention group was higher than in control group(P < 0.01).

  Conclusion   The community intervention measures, focused on health education and hypertension control, have a good effect on prevention and control hypertension in rural area.