Experiences of Older Persons in Seeking Care at a Private Hospital in Urban India.

The study aims to describe the experiences of older persons in seeking health care in a private hospital in urban India. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 50 older persons admitted in or visiting a private hospital in Hyderabad city in India between the period November 2017 and April 2018. The data were analyzed using Content Analysis.

May Measurement Month 2017: an analysis of the blood pressure screening campaign results in India-South Asia.

Elevated blood pressure (BP) is a growing burden worldwide, leading to over 10 million deaths each year. May Measurement Month (MMM) is a global initiative aimed at raising awareness of high BP and to act as a temporary solution to the lack of screening programmes worldwide. A recently conducted study on 1.