ĐẶC ĐIỂM ĐIỀU TRỊ Ở BỆNH NHÂN TĂNG HUYẾT ÁP NGOẠI TRÚ TẠI TRUNG TÂM Y TẾ HUYỆN GIỒNG TRÔM, TỈNH BẾN TRE NĂM 2024

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to survey the use of antihypertensive drugs in outpatient prescriptions at Giong Trom District Health Center, Ben Tre Province, in 2024. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study with retrospective data collection was conducted on 400 patients. Variables included demographic characteristics and the pattern of antihypertensive drug use in outpatient prescriptions. Results: The average age was 60.14 ± 8.99 years, with males accounting for 55.25%. The majority had secondary education (39.5%), followed by primary education (34.75%). Manual laborers made up 89% of the sample. A total of 58.25% had no parental history of hypertension. Most had been treated for hypertension for less than 10 years (81.5%). Diabetes mellitus was the most common comorbidity (56.5%), followed by chronic respiratory diseases (29.25%) and cardiovascular diseases (14.25%). Most patients used fewer than five medications (91.25%). The most commonly prescribed antihypertensive drug group was calcium channel blockers (63.75%), followed by ACE inhibitors (18.25%), angiotensin II receptor blockers (10.5%), beta-blockers (5.75%), and diuretics (1.75%). Conclusion: The study indicates that most hypertensive patients had been treated for less than 10 years, commonly had diabetes as a comorbidity, used fewer than five medications, and calcium channel blockers were the most frequently prescribed drug group.