A Prospective Study of Renal Function in Tribal Patients in Relation to Hypertension Presented With Pedal Oedema in East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh

Abstract

BACKGROUND Health problems in tribal population are direct outcome of poverty, government policies that have adversely affected local livelihoods, high land alienations amongst tribals, threatened traditional agricultural practices, absence of forest rights and growing indebtedness. One study conducted by Yogesh Jain et al on tribes of central India indicated that in addition to infectious disease there is trend towards non-communicable diseases also. The aim of the study is to study the renal disease in relation to hypertension among tribal population of east Godavari District who is attending the OPD of General Medicine Department with pedal oedema.