Manipal Academy of Higher Education Researcher Releases New Data on Hypertension (Spatial Patterns in the Distribution of Hypertension among Men and Women in India and Its Relationship with Health Insurance Coverage): Cardiovascular Diseases and Conditions – Hypertension

2023 JUN 15 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Investigators discuss new findings in hypertension. According to news reporting originating from Karnataka, India, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “The present study explores district-level data associated with health insurance coverage (%) and the prevalence of hypertension (mildly, moderately, and severely elevated) observed across men and women as per NFHS 5. Coastal districts in the peninsular region of India and districts in parts of northeastern India have the highest prevalence of elevated blood pressure.”

Our news editors obtained a quote from the research from Manipal Academy of Higher Education: “Jammu and Kashmir, parts of Gujarat and parts of Rajasthan have a lower prevalence of elevated blood pressure. Intrastate heterogeneity in spatial patterns of elevated blood pressure is mainly seen in central India. The highest burden of elevated blood pressure is in the state of Kerala. Rajasthan is among the states with higher health insurance coverage and a lower prevalence of elevated blood pressure. There is a relatively low positive relationship between health insurance coverage and the prevalence of elevated blood pressure. Health insurance in India generally covers the cost of inpatient care to the exclusion of outpatient care. This might mean that health insurance has limited impact in improving the diagnosis of hypertension.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Access to public health centers raises the probability of adults with hypertension receiving treatment with antihypertensives. Access to public health centers has been seen to be especially significant at the poorer end of the economic spectrum. The health and wellness center initiative under Ayushman Bharat will play a crucial role in hypertension control in India.”

For more information on this research see: Spatial Patterns in the Distribution of Hypertension among Men and Women in India and Its Relationship with Health Insurance Coverage. Healthcare, 2023,11(11). (Healthcare - http://www.mdpi.com/journal/healthcare). The publisher for Healthcare is MDPI AG.

A free version of this journal article is available at https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11111630.

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Rajesh Kamath, Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India. Additional authors for this research include Helmut Brand, Harshith Ravandhur Arun, Vani Lakshmi, Nishu Sharma, Reshma Maria Cocess D’souza.

ORCID is an identifier for authors and includes bibliographic information. The following is ORCID information for the author of this research: Helmut Brand (http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2755-0673).

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