Abstract
High blood pressure (hypertension) is the most important known risk factor for stroke. High blood pressure can cause damage to blood vessel walls, which may eventually lead to a stroke. The purpose of the study was to assess the level of knowledge regarding prevention of stroke among hypertensives. Pre-experimental one group pre-test post-test design was adopted for this study. The study was conducted at district-Headquartersin Khammam District. 60 hypertensives were selected by using non probability purposive sampling technique Data was collected using semi-structured knowledge questionnaire. Post test was conducted 1 week after structured teaching programme. The result shows that, there was a significant difference between pre-test and post-test level knowledge regarding prevention of stroke among hypertensive patients.
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