Key result
Good knowledge about hypertension was present in 43.6% of patients, while 51.5% had good self-care practices, with both being significantly associated with educational status and place of residence.
Why the study?
Lack of knowledge about hypertension impairs patient awareness and behavior, presenting a major barrier to controlling blood pressure and reducing cardiovascular and vision-related risks.
Cross-Sectional (n=384)
Yes
A significant proportion of hypertensive patients in Addis Ababa lack adequate disease knowledge and self-care practices, highlighting a critical need for targeted patient education, particularly among those with lower educational attainment.
Poor hypertension knowledge may warrant targeted education; leaves open whether it improves control or reduces vision/CVD risks.
Background: Patients with hypertension are a high risk of cardiovascular disease. An increase of 10 mmHg (more than normal) in diastolic blood pressure leads to a relatively increased risk of stroke and cardiovascular disease by 37%. Moreover, hypertension may impair vision. The symptoms range from blurred vision to blindness. A lack of knowledge about hypertension negatively influences patients’ awareness and behaviors and is a major obstacle in controlling hypertension. The general objective of the study was to assess the overall level of knowledge, self-care practices, and its associated factors among hypertensive patients in adult cardiac and renal referral clinics in public hospitals Addis Ababa city Administration Addis Ababa Ethiopia. Methods: An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted in public health hospitals. The final sample size was 384, which was proportionally allocated to each of the institutions and systematic random sampling was used to select study units that were part of the study. Results: The results of the study showed that (43.6%) of the study participants had good knowledge about hypertensive self-care. A strong association was observed between knowledge about hypertension and educational status, family history of hypertension, place of residence; and occupational status of the study participants. About (51.5%) of the study participants had good self-care practices towards hypertension. However, there was a significant association between self-care practices, place of residence and educational status of the study participants. Study participants who had secondary and above educational status had good self-care practice than participants had no formal education. Conclusion: Despite the important role of knowledge and self-care practices in the management of hypertension is recognized to be useful and effective in achieving hypertension control and preventing its complication. The findings of this study confirmes that self-care practices was accomplished as recommended by the majority of respondents, but knowledge was more problematic.
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Ahmed et al. (2020) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=384). Knowledge and self-care practices was evaluated on Good knowledge about hypertensive self-care. Good knowledge about hypertension was present in 43.6% of patients, while 51.5% had good self-care practices, with both being significantly associated with educational status and place of residence.
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