Nurses’ Knowledge of Hypertension in Sudan Heart Center, Khartoum (2021): A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

Background: Hypertension is a prevalent chronic health issue associated with significant health hazards, ranking as a major contributor to mortality in both developed and developing nations.Aim of the Study: To study Nurses’ Knowledge of Hypertension in Sudan Heart Center, Khartoum, 2021.Method: A hospital-based study with a descriptive cross-sectional design was carried out at Sudan Heart Center between January and May 2021. It involved 40 nurses; the information was gathered through the administration of a structured questionnaire. The data was processed using the SPSS program version (23).Results: The socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents indicated that 60.0% were between 20-25 years old, 35.0% were between 26-30 years old, 5.0% were over 30 years old, while the information indicated that 70.0% were female and 30.0% were male, out of the participants, 90.0% had obtained a bachelor’s degree, while 10.0% had achieved a master’s degree in terms of their educational level, 45.0% had less than one-year’ experience, 10.0% had more than 5 years’ experience, the total knowledge of hypertension is 45.0% of the respondents have poor knowledge, 37.0% of them have fair knowledge, and(17.0%) have good knowledge.Conclusions: The study reflect clear outlook about nurse’s knowledge regarding hypertension the overall nurses examine by questionnaire the result show good level of knowledge(17.5%), poor level of knowledge(45.0%), and fair knowledge is(37.5%).