Non-pharmacological treatment of hypertension in primary health care: a comparative clinical trial of two education strategies in health and nutrition.

Background: Poor adherence to non-pharmacological treatment of hypertension represents a serious challenge for public health policies in several countries. This study was conducted to compare two intervention strategies regarding the adherence of adult women to dietary changes recommended for the treatment of hypertension in a community covered by Primary Health Care Unit.

Methods: This study is a randomized controlled trial of a sample composed of 28 women with hypertension enrolled in the Primary Health Care Unit located in the urban area of southeastern Brazil.

[Social-sanitary and lifestyle profile of hypertense and/or diabetics, users of the Family Health Program in the city of Teixeiras, Minas Gerais State].

The objective of this study was to outline the social-sanitary profile and the lifestyle of hypertense and/or diabetic people from the city of Texeiras- MG. Semi-structured household interviews were conducted with hypertensive and/or diabetic people randomly selected from the Family Health Program of the city of Teixeiras--MG. A total of 150 hypertensive (10% of the hypertensive population) and 30 diabetics (12.