KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND PRACTICES REGARDING HYPERTENSION

Yassein Hummed Al-Hussein, Refai

	KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND PRACTICES REGARDING HYPERTENSION
AL-TAQANI
Article 1, Volume 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 186-195
Author
Refai Yassein Hummed Al-Hussein
Abstract
A descriptive-analytical study was carried out to determine the levels of hypertension awareness; prevention, treatment and control and to establish a baseline measures of awareness and its relation to many variables. Stratified random sample were chosen of 993 hypertensive patients all over Nineveh Governorate after division to 20 blocks; 10 blocks from inside the center of the governorate and 10 blocks outside that. Interview method was depended in data collection corresponding the three topics of hypertension awareness (Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice). It lasted the period from beginning of September 2005 to the end of June 2006. The main results of the study are; presence of high significant differences between actual and theoretical means regarding awareness of hypertension, awareness level is moderate at all variables undertaken in the study and no low or high levels, middle age period (40-60y.), male, urban residence, jobless, married persons, illiterate, the period of 6-10y. of disease, presence of the disease in the family as heredity and be far away from smoking are of acceptable levels of awareness. The researcher recommends to reinforce the real faith and spiritual health of the community, well-handled the unemployment problem, using mass media for health education and in-depth researches regarding awareness of hypertension.

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