Abstract
Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. The prevalence of hypertension is increasing in our environment. The objective of this study is to assess knowledge, attitude and practice of hypertension, which is a crucial element of hypertension control but little information is available from developing countries where hypertension has lately been recognised as a major health problem. Therefore, we examined KAP on hypertension amongst apparently healthy adult population. A cross-sectional study was conducted amongst 107 adults- 80 females and 27 males between the ages of 18years and 80years for a period of 3 months using random sampling. KAP score about hypertension was deduced from a set of KAP related questions/questionnaire. Results show that 74.8%were females and 25.2% were males. About 46.7% of the respondents were self-employed followed by 17.8% unemployed and 6.5% were students. More than half (78.5%) of the respondents had proper knowledge on hypertension. Almost all (90.7%) had positive attitude toward. Hypertension. About 13.1% never checked their blood pressure except for when they get to the hospital for some other reasons, 13.1% also neither exercised nor consulted a health care provider. Most of the participants (51.4%) never consumed alcohol nor smoked (91.6%).
Highlights
Hypertension is a worldwide public challenge because of its high frequency and related risks of cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and other end organ diseases[1] It is a chronic circulatory disease, and one of the most widespread non-communicable disease globally
Hypertension is preventable but mismanagement leads to serious medical complications like heart failure, stroke, renal failure, subarachnoid haemorrhage etc[2]
It is important for everyone to know their blood pressure reading, because if hypertension is detected early it will minimize the risk of heart attack, heart failure, stroke and other end organ damage that could be caused by hypertension
Summary
Hypertension is a worldwide public challenge because of its high frequency and related risks of cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and other end organ diseases[1] It is a chronic circulatory disease, and one of the most widespread non-communicable disease globally. It is a condition that occurs when there is a persistent elevation of the blood pressure: systolic greater than 140mmHg and diastolic greater than 90mmHg. Diagnosis is not made with just a single measurement except it is extremely high (above 170-180mmHg) It has been identified as a prominent risk factor for mortality and is ranked third as a cause of disability[4]. It is important for everyone to know their blood pressure reading, because if hypertension is detected early it will minimize the risk of heart attack, heart failure, stroke and other end organ damage that could be caused by hypertension. Hypertension is associated and influenced by many genetic, hormonal, metabolic, neurologic and psychological factors
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