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Pilav A, Doder V, Branković S. Awareness, Treatment, and control of Hypertension among Adult Population in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina over the Past Decade. J Public Health Res. 2014;3(3):323doi: 10.4081/jphr.2014.323.
Pilav, A., Doder, V., & Branković, S. (2014). Awareness, Treatment, and control of Hypertension among Adult Population in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina over the Past Decade. Journal of public health research, 3(3), 323. https://doi.org/10.4081/jphr.2014.323
Pilav, Aida, et al. "Awareness, Treatment, and control of Hypertension among Adult Population in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina over the Past Decade." Journal of public health research vol. 3,3 (2014): 323. doi: https://doi.org/10.4081/jphr.2014.323
Pilav A, Doder V, Branković S. Awareness, Treatment, and control of Hypertension among Adult Population in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina over the Past Decade. J Public Health Res. 2014 Dec 18;3(3):323. doi: 10.4081/jphr.2014.323. eCollection 2014 Dec 02. PMID: 25553314; PMCID: PMC4274498.
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J Public Health Res. 2014 Dec 18;3(3):323. doi: 10.4081/jphr.2014.323. eCollection 2014 Dec 02.

Awareness, Treatment, and control of Hypertension among Adult Population in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina over the Past Decade.

Journal of public health research

Aida Pilav, Vildana Doder, Suada Branković

Affiliations

  1. Federal Ministry of Health, Sarajevo; Faculty of Health Studies, University of Sarajevo , Bosnia and Herzegovina.

PMID: 25553314 PMCID: PMC4274498 DOI: 10.4081/jphr.2014.323

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Many studies throughout the world show that hypertension is not effectively treated and controlled, which continued to pose an important challenge in health systems in the world.

DESIGN AND METHODS: Population surveys were carried out in 2002 and 2012 in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBIH) on representative sample at the age of 25-64. The surveys used systematic stratified sample. Questionnaires and anthropometric measure protocols were adapted from internationally recommended surveys.

RESULTS: In the past ten years there has been a slight increase in hypertension prevalence in researched population (41% vs. 42%). Percentage of hypertensive male and female respondents who are not aware of their hypertension actually dropped in the past decade from 54.3% to 51.4%. In 2002 total number of hypertensive respondents aware of their hypertension included 8.1% of male respondents and 10.3% female respondents whose condition was not treated and this rate effectively dropped during the 10-year period. Number of hypertensive, treated, and uncontrolled respondents dropped as reported in the 2012 survey; consequently percentage of hypertensive, treated, and controlled respondents in the 2012 survey increased, in particular in female population.

CONCLUSIONS: Investments in primary health care, improved availability, and improved quality of health care in the FBIH in the past 10 years can explain increased rate of hypertension detection and treatment; however, efforts should be continued to introduce hypertension screening programs and hypertension control programs. Significance for public healthIn spite of wide knowledge of pathophysiology and epidemiology in development of hypertension, ability to easily diagnose it, availability of efficient medications, hypertension continues to have high prevalence and setting up hypertension controls poses significant public health challenge. Recently conducted cross-sectional population surveys in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina give us opportunity to follow the trend for hypertension and implement public health measures to reduce or eliminate causes of high blood pressure in population and at the same time with implementation of medical treatment.

Keywords: Bosnia and Herzegovina; blood pressure; hypertension awareness; hypertension control

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