ASSESSMENT OF AWARENESS ABOUT HYPERTENSION

Hypertension is a common cardiovascular disease and is becoming the most important problem of transition economies, moreover, it is one of the leading factors of mortality from major cardiovascular diseases, which share in the structure of total mortality rate is 20-50%. In addition, this group of diseases occupies in Udmurtia leading positions by the number of days of temporary disability, forming the high importance of these diseases in terms of economic damage.