Assessment of knowledge about hypertension among hypertensive patients in Babylon province

المؤلفون المشاركون

al-Humiri, Amir Kazim
Mahdi, Helen Ali

المصدر

Medical Journal of Babylon

العدد

المجلد 19، العدد 1 (31 مارس/آذار 2022)، ص ص. 31-36، 6ص.

الناشر

جامعة بابل كلية الطب

تاريخ النشر

2022-03-31

دولة النشر

العراق

عدد الصفحات

6

التخصصات الرئيسية

الصحة العامة

الموضوعات

الملخص EN

Background : hypertension is one of the most common health problems in the world and it is considered as the most common risk factor for different heart diseases such as coronary heart disease, stroke, renal disease, and peripheral vascular disease.

knowledge plays an important role in controlling hypertension among patients with hypertension and in preventing the long-term complications of hypertension.

objectives: to assess the knowledge among patients with hypertension in Al-Hilla city.

Methods : this study was a “descriptive cross-sectional study” involving about 303 patients with hypertension older than 18 years who came to health-care centers and hospitals ; the patients were assessed by a designed questionnaire through the interview method.

the data were collected from April to July 2021.

Results : the mean age of patients with hypertensive was 54.89 ± 10.42 ; females represented 51.2%, whereas males represented 48.8%.

good knowledge about hypertension was 36.0%, average knowledge about hypertension was 42.9% , and poor knowledge about hypertension was 21.1%.

there is a relationship between the age and duration of hypertension with knowledge, and there is a significant association between the study variables (age, sex, marital status, educational level, residence, employment status, socioeconomic level, duration of hypertension, family history of hypertension, measurement of hypertension) in our study and knowledge.

Conclusion : this study in Babylon province shows that the highest proportion of patients with hypertension have average knowledge about hypertension (42.9%) ; there is a significant association between age, duration, and study variables (age, sex, marital status, educational level, residence, employment status, socioeconomic level, duration of hypertension, family history of hypertension, measurement of hypertension) with knowledge.

نمط استشهاد جمعية علماء النفس الأمريكية (APA)

Mahdi, Helen Ali& al-Humiri, Amir Kazim. 2022. Assessment of knowledge about hypertension among hypertensive patients in Babylon province. Medical Journal of Babylon،Vol. 19, no. 1, pp.31-36.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1339215

نمط استشهاد الجمعية الأمريكية للغات الحديثة (MLA)

Mahdi, Helen Ali& al-Humiri, Amir Kazim. Assessment of knowledge about hypertension among hypertensive patients in Babylon province. Medical Journal of Babylon Vol. 19, no. 1 (Jan. / Mar. 2022), pp.31-36.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1339215

نمط استشهاد الجمعية الطبية الأمريكية (AMA)

Mahdi, Helen Ali& al-Humiri, Amir Kazim. Assessment of knowledge about hypertension among hypertensive patients in Babylon province. Medical Journal of Babylon. 2022. Vol. 19, no. 1, pp.31-36.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1339215

نوع البيانات

مقالات

لغة النص

الإنجليزية

الملاحظات

Includes bibliographical references : p. 36

رقم السجل

BIM-1339215