Hypertension control and access to medical care in the inner city. Am J Public Health 1998 Nov;88(11):1696-9
Date
11/10/1998Pubmed ID
9807539Pubmed Central ID
PMC1508561DOI
10.2105/ajph.88.11.1696Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0031793955 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 65 CitationsAbstract
OBJECTIVES: This study assessed hypertension control among high-risk African Americans.
METHODS: We interviewed 583 African Americans aged 18 years and older residing in 438 randomly selected inner-city households.
RESULTS: Forty-two percent of the respondents were hypertensive. Blood pressure was uncontrolled in 74% of hypertensive persons, although 64% of hypertensive persons reported having seen a physician within the previous 3 months. Hypertension control was associated with female gender and higher socioeconomic strata but not with public versus private sources of medical care.
CONCLUSIONS: Hypertension control is inadequate in this population, although health care services are used frequently. Hypertension control efforts should focus on the effectiveness of health care delivery.
Author List
Kotchen JM, Shakoor-Abdullah B, Walker WE, Chelius TH, Hoffmann RG, Kotchen TAAuthor
Thomas H. Chelius Biostatistician I in the Institute for Health and Equity department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultFemale
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Services Accessibility
Health Services Research
Humans
Hypertension
Male
Private Sector
Public Sector
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Urban Health Services
Wisconsin