• Nathiya K
• Katari Kantha
• Arumugam Indira
• Savithri Ponnu
• Sujatha A

Background: This descriptive research is to examine the smoking and alcohol consumption behaviors among hypertensive patients of selected rural areas in Nellore district. Objectives: • To assess the level of habits in hypertensive patients. •To find out the association between the level of habits in hypertensive patients with their selected socio demographic variables. Methods: The hypertensive patients in this descriptive study, selected rural areas of, Nellore. A total of 50 hypertensive patients were randomly selected. Trained investigators administered a standard questionnaire to each participant during a face to face interview and carried out data collection procedure. Results: The results show that, out of 50 hypertensive patients in context to distribution of smoking 28 (56%) were addicted 22(44%) were non addicted with regard to distribution of alcoholism, 13 (26%) were in Zone-I, 12(24%) were in Zone-II and 11(22%) were in Zone-III and 14(28%) were in Zone-IV. Conclusion: it is noticeable that 28 (56%) were addicted to smoking and 13 (26%) were in Zone-I, 12(24%) were in Zone-II and 11(22%) were in Zone-III and 14(28%) were in Zone-IV of alcoholism. These results indicate lack of knowledge on effects of smoking and alcoholism on hypertension. Therefore, the study recommends that health providers should raise awareness on the control of smoking and alcoholism in every hypertensive patient and educate them on the effects of it.

Knowledge, smoking, alcoholism, hypertensive patients.

"THE HABITS AMONG HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS OF SELECTED RURAL AREAS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 5, page no.a786-a792, May-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2105101.pdf

"THE HABITS AMONG HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS OF SELECTED RURAL AREAS", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 5, page no. ppa786-a792, May-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2105101.pdf