Thesis On Hypertension

Introduction

Background

The research is about hypertension. The researchers chose the topic because it affects a lot of people in our societies, even though the researchers not live with a person who has hypertension but it does have an indirect effect on us. The researchers are interested in finding out why it is the senior citizens that are mostly affected by hypertension.

The researchers will conduct the research at primary healthcare clinics where they will be located. Problem statement or research question

To investigate which group of people (gender and age) is mostly affected by hypertension in that particular community and what medication is mostly dispensed.

Aim and objectives

Which gender is mostly affected by hypertension

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Hypertension can be tested using manual or automatic machine. The healthcare professional measures the blood by wrapping an inflatable cuff with the pressure gauge around patient arm to squeeze the blood vessels. The gauge measures the pressure in the blood vessels when the heart beats (systolic) and when it rests (diastolic).

Society and culture

All societies have their own beliefs and norms about western medication and diseases. Those beliefs could be that when you are sick, you do not need to go to a doctor instead, would go to a traditional healer and in some cases those patients end up not getting the help they need and some may die. Culture also plays a role in what individuals eat such as high fats with minimal nutritional value (fried food, certain meat, soft drinks). Insufficient knowledge and low levels of education, some individuals do not know the importance of dietary changes and complications of