Outcome of Community Based Hypertension awareness activity in the field practice area of KBNIMS, Kalaburagi
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Community Medicine - Year 2019, Vol 9, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Hypertension is one of our modern epidemics. Awareness on hypertension and its complication has become an integral and essential part not only for health professionals and the patients but also for the general population. Objectives: To assess the knowledge regarding hypertension in general population and the effect of awareness programme on their existing level of knowledge. Methodology: The present cross sectional study was carried out in the field practice area of UHC during the period of January to April 2017 involving 139 subjects with the help of systemic random sampling method. Knowledge assessment was done before and after administration of programme. The knowledge was graded as satisfactory and unsatisfactory based on the total score. The mean pretest and post test score was compared by using paired t test. The association between pretest score and the demographic variables was calculated with chi square test. Results: Out of total 139 subjects, 59% were males and 41% were females. 40.9% of subjects from 31-40 years age group had unsatisfactory knowledge about cause of hypertension compared to 14.5% of satisfactory knowledge from same age group. 23.1% illiterates had satisfactory knowledge of cause. 40.2% of subjects from 41-50 years age group had satisfactory knowledge of symptoms of hypertension followed by 29.9% from 51-60 years. Only 28.4% who studied upto PG had satisfactory knowledge. Knowledge about causes of hypertension revealed that mean pretest score was 8.92 ± 1.18 and mean post test score was 7.91 ± 1.71. The difference was found to be significant. Knowledge about complications of hypertension revealed that mean pretest score was 1.89 ± 0.35 and mean post test score was 1.78 ±0.45 where the difference is significant. Conclusion: Community based awareness programme on hypertension using various principles of health education was proved to be effective.
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Mujeeburehman Mujahid, Mohd Abdul Baseer, N D Bendigeri
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