Health Awareness Program Regarding the Management of Modifiable Risk Factors of Hypertension: Quasi Experimental Study

Abstract

Background: Hypertension is a major public health problem and important area of research due to its high prevalence and being major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and other complications.

Objectives: To assess the level of knowledge regarding the management of the modifiable risk factors of hypertension. To assess the effectiveness between the pretest and posttest of the management of the modifiable risk factors of hypertension after the health education . To find out the association between the pretest knowledge regarding the management of the modifiable risk factors of hypertension with their  socio demographic variables .

Methods and Materials In this study quantitative research approach and Quasi Experimental  research design was used to assess the knowledge of patients regarding modifiable risk factors of hypertension . Convenience sampling technique was used to select the samples , a sample size of 150 hypertensive people  were selected for the study. A  structured knowledge questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge of the hypertensive people. Panchayat administration   need to take up responsibility to carry out the programmes educating rural people   regarding   hypertension .The PHC should carry out the camp  for blood pressure  monitoring once  in 6 month .

Result : The study revealed that the majority of rural people was having poor knowledge regarding modifiable risk factor of hyper tension which was increase  after health education ,its also true that hypertension is more in male than female .Similar study can be conducted among different population such as patient in hospital ,medical student, Geriatric people and in various setting such as rural, urban, hospital, university etc.

Conclusion : All together the experience of condition this study was pleasurable the people living in rural area were very co-operative .