Key result
Receiving information about self-care from healthcare providers significantly increased the likelihood of good self-care practice among hypertensive patients (AOR 3.887).
Why the study?
Hypertension is a major global public health challenge, prompting the assessment of self-care knowledge, attitudes, practices, and predictors among hypertensive clinic patients.
Cross-Sectional (n=120)
No
Odds Ratio: 3.887 (95% CI 1.232–12.261)
Absolute Event Rate: 58.1% vs 25.9%
p-value: p=0.021
A cross-sectional study in Ethiopia found that only about half of hypertensive patients have good knowledge, favorable attitude, and good practice regarding hypertension self-care, underscoring the need for improved health education.
Provider counseling on self-care may aid hypertension management; leaves open whether it improves outcomes in prospective trials.
Introduction: Globally, hypertension is a significant public health challenge. Elevated BP is responsible for 7.6 million deaths per annum globally, which is greater than any other risk factors. The aim of the study was to assess the hypertension recommended self-care knowledge, attitude, practice and its predictors among hypertensive patients on follow-up clinic. Methods A cross-sectional survey was done on 120 hypertensive patients who were on follow-up clinic at Asella Referral and Teaching Hospital. The data were collected from patients from 23/12/2020 to 16/01/2021 by face-to-face interview and medical records review. Data were entered into Epi Data version 4.2.0.0 and exported to SPSS version 23.0 for statistical analysis. Results The level of good knowledge, favorable attitude, and good practice towards recommended Self-care was 60.0%, 52.5%, and 50.8%, respectively. The multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that; formal education [AOR = 3.615, 95%CI (1.262, 10.352), p = 0.017], and receiving information about Self-care from healthcare providers during follow-up [AOR = 3.307, 95%CI (1.226, 8.926), p = 0.018] were factors significantly associated with knowledge towards recommended Self-care. Having good knowledge towards Self-care [AOR = 13.449, 95%CI (4.794, 37.728), p = 0.000] was significantly associated with attitude towards recommended Self-care. Receiving information about Self-care from healthcare providers during follow-up was 3.887 times [AOR = 3.887, 95%CI (1.232,12.261), p = 0.021], having good Knowledge towards Self-care [AOR = 3.195, 95%CI (1.161,8.794), p = 0.025], having a favorable attitude towards Self-care [AOR = 3.093, 95%CI (1.198,7.990), p = 0.020] were factors significantly associated with practice towards recommended Self-care. Conclusion T he level of good knowledge, favorable attitude, and good practice towards recommended Self-care among hypertensive patients on follow-up was unsatisfactory. Health education programs about hypertension self-care are needed to take place to improve their knowledge, attitude, and practice of the patients.
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Addisu Dabi Wake (2023) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=120). Receiving information about self-care from healthcare providers vs. Not receiving information about self-care was evaluated on Good practice towards recommended self-care (AOR 3.887, 95% CI 1.232-12.261, p=0.021). Receiving information about self-care from healthcare providers significantly increased the likelihood of good self-care practice among hypertensive patients (AOR 3.887).
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