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Abstract

BACKGROUND


Hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and awareness about the disease and adherence for the antihypertensive drugs is poor.


AIM OF THE STUDY


To assess the knowledge, attitude, awareness among hypertensive patients and compliance for the drugs.


STUDY DESIGN


A cross sectional study


SETTING


The study was conducted in outpatient department of Cardiology in Super speciality hospital of Government Medical college Jammu.


MATERIALS AND METHODS


Hypertensive patients who attended the outpatient clinic during one month period of 1st July to 31st July2015 were given a questionnaire regarding sociodemographic profile, risk factors for high blood pressure, awareness & adherence to treatment were recorded and analysed in percentage.


RESULTS


There were 180 hypertensive patients, out of which 108 were males, 72 were females, 63.9% were in age group of 41-60yrs and from rural areas, 80(44.4%) have to travel at least for one to two hrs to reach the hospital. 80% of them were married, 87.7% belong to Hindu religion, 56.1% have qualification of 10thstd 31.6% were govt employee & 55.5% have monthly income of 1000-10,000. 75% knew that it is a lifelong disease and 72.2% knew that treatment is lifelong. Only 56.1% has knowledge of reading of BP, 87.7% and 63.8% has awareness of symptoms and complications respectively. More than 80% has awareness about the other risk factors.


CONCLUSION


Overall knowledge, awareness attitude and compliance of hypertensive patients was good as these were already diagnosed patients and were on follow up for 2-3 yrs. There is need of launching a comprehensive approach involving primary health care providers and to screen the patients in general public and to educate them about the disease & need to take drugs regularly.

Keywords

Hypertension Awareness Knowledge Compliance

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Dr. Sushil K. Sharma, & Dr. Vineeta Sawhney. (2021). Knowledge, attitude, awareness of hypertension and compliance of antihypertensive drugs among patients attending cardiac OPD in super speciality hospital. International Journal of Research in Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics, 4(3), 360-365. https://doi.org/10.61096/ijrpp.v4.iss3.2015.360-365
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