A STUDY TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF RISK FOR HYPERTENSION AMONG NURSING OFFICERS WORKING IN ESIC MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL. KALABURGI, KARNATAKA

Hypertension is a serious disease with increasing worldwide prevalence leading to life threatening complication. Hypertension, a major public health concern, affects over 1.28 billion people globally. The worldwide prevalence of hypertension in adults is estimated to be around 30-40%.In India,the prevalence is about 29.8%,with increasing rates in both urban and rural populations.Since the nursing officials are the backbone of any health care system,the researchers felt that the nursing officials go through tedious or hard work pattern; they also felt that it would be beneficial to know their risk of developing hypertension among them. Objectives: to assess the level of risk of hypertension among the nursing officers and to find the association between the level of risk for hypertension and selected demographic variables. Methodology: A non evaluative descriptive research approach was adapted to collect the data, by the Self Administered hypertension risk assessment tool. The conveniently selected sample of 60 Nursing officers working in ESIC Medical College and hospital, Kalaburgi, Karnataka. Results: The major findings of the study showed that the overall Mean percentage was found to be 55.73% and the overall Mean Score for.hypertension risk score was 26.75± SD. And Majority i.e 73.33% of the Nursing officials are at Moderate risk for hypertension.It can be concluded that Nursing officers working in ESIC Medical College and hospital Kalaburgi comes under moderate risk for hypertension, where risk reduction educational interventions to be implemented and evaluated