Knowledge on Hypertension and Self-Care Practice among Adult Hypertensive Patients at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia, 2019

Background. Patients with hypertension need to be aware of various aspects of hypertension and exercise self-care. But, there is limited information regarding this issue. Objective of the Study. This study was designed to assess knowledge on hypertension and self-care practice among adult hypertensi...

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Veröffentlicht in:International journal of hypertension Jg. 2020; H. 2020; S. 1 - 7
Hauptverfasser: Endalkachew, Kidist, Tamene, Firegenet, Ashenafi, Elshaday, Hagos, Desalegn, Asasahegn, Ayele, Worku Kassahun, Chanyalew, Addis, Getachew
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2020
Hindawi
John Wiley & Sons, Inc
Wiley
Schlagworte:
Activities of daily living
Alcohol
Data collection
Diet
Education
Exercise
Hospitals
Hypertension
Knowledge
Low income groups
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Patient compliance
Physical fitness
Smoking
Sociodemographics
Saudi Arabia
Ethiopia
India
Nepal
Addis Ababa Ethiopia
ISSN:2090-0384, 2090-0392, 2090-0392
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Zusammenfassung:Background. Patients with hypertension need to be aware of various aspects of hypertension and exercise self-care. But, there is limited information regarding this issue. Objective of the Study. This study was designed to assess knowledge on hypertension and self-care practice among adult hypertensive patients in the University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia. Materials and Methods. Descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 384 hypertensive patients from April to May 2019. The study participants were selected using a systematic random sampling technique. Data were collected using a pretested interviewer-administered questionnaire. Descriptive statistics such as percentage and frequency of patients’ knowledge on hypertension and their self-care practice were computed. Cross-tabulation was used to see the frequency and percentage of selected sociodemographic variables and knowledge level with self-care practice subscales. Finally, the results were summarized and presented in texts, figures, and tables. Results. Among the study participants, 215 (56%) and 228 (59.4%) had good knowledge and self-care practice towards hypertension, respectively. The participants who had good knowledge had good self-care practice frequency. Conclusions. In this study, knowledge on hypertension was low, while self-care practice was moderate on the self-care interventions. Hence, increasing patients’ awareness and intervention on medication adherence, low salt diet consumption, physical activity, weight management, cigarette smoking cessation, and alcohol consumption reduction is important.
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Academic Editor: Tomohiro Katsuya
ISSN:2090-0384
2090-0392
2090-0392
DOI:10.1155/2020/5649165