“An Exploratory Study To Assess The Knowledge Regarding Hypertension Among The Age Group (20-60 Years) With A View To Prepare Guidelines Of The Same In A Selected Community Area Of Ludhiana, Punjab.”
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 4
Abstract
Background: Hypertension is emerging as the leading cause of cardiovascular mortality which accounts for 20-50% of all deaths and is infect emerging as an epidemic. Today urban studies are conducted in India. In last decade have shown increasing prevalence from 6.64% in 1988 to 36.4% in 2003.It is very unfortunate that hypertension is not taken seriously as only 29% of persons suffering get proper treatment, while the rest even fails to recognize it. Aim: To assess the knowledge regarding hypertension among the age group (20-60)years with a view to prepare guidelines of the same in a selected community area. Methods: Exploratory study on 60 individual under the age of 20-60 years was done. This study was conducted in the Jamalpur community area of Ludhiana, during the month of June 2009. A structured questionnaire used to collect the data about sociodemographic characteristics and items related to knowledge questionnaire regarding hypertension. Results: Maximum number of respondents were in the age group 31-40 years and least number of respondents were in the age group of 51-60 years. The highest mean knowledge score was found in the age group of 31-40 years (22) and the lowest mean was found in the age group of 41-50 years(15.6). The difference was found to be statically significant at p<0.05 level. Conclusion: Finding shows that the majority of the subjects had good knowledge regarding hypertension .According to the relationship between knowledge and hypertension among age group of 20-60 years with sociodemographic variables had significant impact. Recommendations: Comparative study can be conducted between rural and urban community to assess the knowledge regarding hypertension.
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Malini Singh Bhatti
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