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As low and middle-income countries, such as Vietnam, experience the health transition to chronic diseases, the morbidity and mortality from hypertension wil rise. Twenty-five percent of the adult population in Vietnam has hypertension, but less than half are aware of their condition. Blood pressure is one important risk factor for managing many chronic diseases. The use of home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) to assess hypertensive control is unknown in Vietnam. This study determined using rate Home blood pressure monitoring in Lam dong province, Vietnam. Participants were mainly recruited from six medical center wards at the Lam dong province hospital and twelve health stations in Da lat city. A total of 325 hypertensive patients were selected in 2 months only 22.2 % used HBPM. From this result, we had been some suggestions for the management of hypertension in Vietnam.