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Prevalence of Hypertension in Homeless Adults: An Interprofessional Education Community-Based Health Fairs
Albert Nguessan Ngo1,2, Mohammed Amirul Islam3, Judy Aoyagi3
1Pharmaceutical Science, School of Pharmacy, American University of Health Sciences, 1600 E. Hill St, Signal Hill, CA, 90755, USA. ango@auhs.edu.
Introduction:
Hypertension (SBP/DBP > 130/80 mmHg) is a leading risk factor for cardiovascular disease worldwide.
Aim:
To determine the prevalence of hypertension in a homeless community during an interprofessional education (IPE)-based health fair.
Methods:
Homeless participants were recruited between August 2019-September 2019. Faculty, nursing, and pharmacist students, educated 477 participants, aged 18-80 years, on the risk factors associated with untreated hypertension. Then, participants self-completed the consented demographic survey questionnaire. Finally, the sitting blood pressure (BP) was recorded three times based on a standardized procedure, using Omron BPN monitor with cuff.
Results:
Seven pharmacy students, nine nursing students, two registered nurses, five registered pharmacists, and two medical doctors collaboratively provided health education to the homeless community and screened their sitting BP. 390/477 (81.8%) of participants satisfied the inclusion criteria. Participants (54.7%) of the reported education level was at the high School level or less. More than the half of the participants (average age of 51 ± 13 years) had hypertension (median SBP/DBP ≥ 130/82.7 mmHg), respectively. The prevalence of hypertension for the overall cohort was 61.52% (95% CI, 56.59-66.35). Age (p value = 0.000) was significantly associated with hypertension based on the binary logistic analysis.
Conclusion:
This study demonstrated a high prevalence of hypertension in the homeless community in Long Beach, California with high risk of cardio-vascular events or strokes. This works sheds new light on an issue of major public health significance and points to the need for fostering IPE community-based health fairs intervention program for the US homeless population.
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