Good knowledge about hypertension is linked to better control of hypertension; A multicentre cross sectional study in Karachi, Pakistan

Autor: Saniya Siraj Godil, Aysha Almas, Aamir Hameed Khan, Saima Lalani, Zahra Aziz Samani
Rok vydání: 2012
Předmět:
Male
Health Knowledge
Attitudes
Practice
Pediatrics
Multivariate analysis
Cross-sectional study
lcsh:Medicine
Blood Pressure
Hospitals
University
Tertiary Care Centers
Risk Factors
Surveys and Questionnaires
Medicine
Pakistan
lcsh:QH301-705.5
Medicine(all)
education.field_of_study
General Medicine
Middle Aged
Treatment Outcome
Knowledge
Hypertension
Female
medicine.symptom
Research Article
medicine.medical_specialty
Uncontrolled hypertension
Population
Sitting
Asymptomatic
General Biochemistry
Genetics and Molecular Biology
Medication Adherence
Patient Education as Topic
Humans
lcsh:Science (General)
education
Antihypertensive Agents
Aged
Chi-Square Distribution
Biochemistry
Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
business.industry
lcsh:R
Cross-Sectional Studies
Blood pressure
lcsh:Biology (General)
Multivariate Analysis
Linear Models
business
Chi-squared distribution
lcsh:Q1-390
Biomedical sciences
Zdroj: BMC Research Notes, Vol 5, Iss 1, p 579 (2012)
BMC Research Notes
ISSN: 1756-0500
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-5-579
Popis: Background According to the National Health survey only 3% of the population has controlled hypertension. This study was designed to elucidate the knowledge about hypertension in hypertensive patients at three tertiary care centers in Karachi. Secondly we sought to compare the knowledge of those with uncontrolled hypertension and controlled hypertension. Methods It was a cross-sectional study conducted at The Aga Khan University hospital (AKUH), Ziauddin Hospital (ZH) and Civil hospital, Karachi (CHK. All diagnosed Hypertensive patients (both inpatients and outpatients) coming to a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan aged > 18 years were included. Patients were categorized into 2 groups: controlled and uncontrolled hypertension based on their initial BP readings on presentation Uncontrolled Hypertension was defined as average BP ≥ 140/90 mm Hg in patients on treatment. Controlled Hypertension (HTN) was defined as average BP Results A total of 650 participants were approached and consented 447 were found eligible. 284(63.5%) were from Aga Khan University, 101(22.6) from Dow University of health sciences and 62(13.9) were from Ziauddin University. Mean (SD) age of participants was 57.7(12) years, 50.1(224) were men. Controlled hypertension was present in 323(72.3) and uncontrolled hypertension was present in 124(27.4). The total mean (SD) Knowledge score was 20.97(4.93) out of a maximum score of 38. On comparison of questions related to knowledge between uncontrolled and controlled hypertension, there was statistically significant different in; meaning of hypertension (p Conclusion Knowledge about hypertension in hypertensive patients is not adequate and is alarmingly poor in patients with uncontrolled hypertension. More emphasis needs to be made on target blood pressure and need for taking antihypertensives for life to patients by physicians.
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