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Nabaclis has high percentage of Hypertension cases

Jun 28, 2012 News

 

 

Nabaclis, East Coast Demerara, about 16 miles from Georgetown, has recorded a high rate of persons suffering from both hypertension (high blood pressure) and Diabetes. However hypertension is said to be more dominant.
This information was revealed on Saturday last as the CC. Nicholson Hospital held its health fair and blood drive.
Faced with the question of what is the most prevalent ailment that residents of Nabaclis and neighbouring communities complain of, Dr. Ameka Breedy, the lone doctor at the facility, revealed that high blood pressure is the single most worrying ailment as more and more persons seek medical attention for it at the health centre.
Breedy revealed that about 45 percent of the visiting patients complain of high blood pressure. She said that the age range varies between 40-65 years, however, “I am seeing younger people every day.”
The doctor is of the view that patients don’t quite see the danger of high blood pressure and only use the treatment when greatly affected.
Breedy said that, she is of the belief that the high rate of hypertension cases stems from patients’ lifestyle. “The constant smoking, drinking and their diets contribute to them developing high blood pressure… which leads right back to our theme for the health fair, Self Management Equals Health Management,” said Breedy.
Research has shown that there are two factors that lead to hypertension. Those are factors that can be changed and factors that cannot be changed.
Some factors that cannot be changed were listed as age, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic background and family background. Basically, the research showed that the older a person is, the more likely it is for him/her to be affected by high blood pressure.
Men are more likely to be affected and generally persons of African descent. It is also hereditary and affects mostly persons of a low socioeconomic background.
Some factors that can be changed include obesity, alcohol abuse, lack of exercise, too much of a salty diet and certain medications.
Persons who suffer from high blood pressure are likely to show symptoms of headache, dizziness, blurred vision, nausea and vomiting, chest pain and shortness of breath.
However, it is said that people do not normally seek medical attention until they have suffered severe ailments like heart or kidney failure, stroke, eye damage and severe bodily pain. High blood pressure is detrimental.

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