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LEVEL OF DASH DIET ADHERENCE AMONG HYPERTENSIVE ADULTS

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Mrs .A.Viji , Mrs .Rajeswari , Mrs .Aruna.G, Dr. Indira.A
» doi: 10.31838/ecb/2023.12.s2.351

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INTRODUCTION: Hypertension is a serious medical condition and can increase the risk of heart, brain, kidney and other diseases. It is a major cause of premature death worldwide, with upwards of 1 in 4 men and 1 in 5 women – over a billion people – having the condition. DASH eating plan is known as dietary approaches to stop hypertension (DASH) diet,includes more fruits, vegetables and low fat dairy foods. Limit sodium, sweets, sugary drinks and red meats. OBJECTIVES: To assess the level of DASH diet adherence among hypertension adults and find out the association between the level of DASH diet adherence among hypertensive adults with their selected socio demographic variables MATERIALS AND METHODS - A quantitative research approach and descriptive research design was adopted.50 participants in the age group of 20-60 years who fulfill the inclusion criteria were selected by non probability convenient sampling technique .DASH adherence score were used to collect data. The data was analyzed in terms of objectives of the study using descriptive and inferential statistics. RESULTS : 9(18%) are having high adherence, 35(70%) are having medium adherence and 6(12%) are having low adherence to DASH diet : notably a significant association with like marital status, education, occupation, type of family and diet and no significant association with age, gender, family income CONCLUSION : Very few hypertensive adults, according to the current study, are aware of the DASH diet. DASH diet is quite efficient at controlling blood pressure and blood sugar, but adults must be educated to understand the significance of compliance of DASH diet.

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