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Good patient knowledge about hypertension did not have a significant beneficial effect on blood pressure control, with only 19.4% of patients having controlled blood pressure.
Cross-Sectional (n=242)
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Good patient knowledge about hypertension does not necessarily translate to better blood pressure control, highlighting the need to identify and manage other factors leading to poor control.
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Education strategies alone warrant caution for BP control; leaves open other barriers and prospective studies in similar settings.
OBJECTIVE: To describe the knowledge of hypertensive patients, in Kassala, eastern Sudan, about the disease, in relation to its control. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Kassala Teaching Hospital, Kassala, Eastern Sudan. SUBJECTS: Patients with hypertension attending referred outpatient medical clinic. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Blood pressure, control status and hypertension knowledge score. RESULTS: Two hundred and forty two patients were involved in this study, of whom 68 (73.6%) were females and were of middle age. The majority were of low education. One fifth (19.4%) was found to have controlled blood pressure. About two-thirds of patients showed a high score of knowledge about the aetiology and complications of hypertension. Half of the patients knew about treatment of hypertension. Patients have a very low score regarding knowledge of symptoms of hypertension (38.8%). CONCLUSION: This study showed good patients' knowledge about hypertension, but such knowledge did not seem to have a significant beneficial effect on blood pressure control. Health education is warranted by health care providers and other factors leading to poor control should be identified and managed.
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Suleiman et al. (2008) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=242). Knowledge of hypertension was evaluated on Blood pressure, control status and hypertension knowledge score. Good patient knowledge about hypertension did not have a significant beneficial effect on blood pressure control, with only 19.4% of patients having controlled blood pressure.
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