Blood pressure control, lifestyle and disease awareness of Saudi hypertensive patients

Duraihim, Huda Al; Alghamdi, Ghormullah; AlNemer, Mohammed; Abdulaal, Abdullah Eid; Sayyari, Abdulla Al

doi:10.4103/1319-2442.252930

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“…The level of knowledge about medications being insufficient in controlling high BP was high in our study, with 61.7% of the participants without HTN and 59.0% of the participants with HTN agreeing. These proportions are lower than the 77.5% of patients with HTN in Saudi Arabia who believe that their BP can decrease with appropriate treatment according to a recent survey [23]. In the present study, 60.7% of the participants without HTN and 64.7% of the participants with HTN agreed that HTN is a treatable disease.…”

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“…In our study, 80.1% of the participants without HTN and 84.2% of the participants with HTN were aware of the complications of HTN and that HTN can lead to other life-threatening diseases. According to a previous study, only 23.75% of people were aware of the complications associated with HTN [9]. The rural Jazan adults in our study were more aware about the HTN risk factors than patients in other studies conducted worldwide [24][25][26].…”

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Prevalence and Awareness of Hypertension among a Rural Jazan Population

Alhazmi,

El-Setouhy,

Hobani

et al. 2023

Healthcare

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Background: Hypertension (HTN) is a major global public health problem. Knowledge of the risk factors and repercussions of HTN is crucial to preventing the disease. Rural populations have lower levels of knowledge of the disease than urban populations. However, no studies have assessed the levels of awareness of HTN and their determinants in rural regions of Saudi Arabia. Objectives: This study aimed to assess the awareness of HTN and its determinants among a rural population of Jazan region, Saudi Arabia. Methodology: We conducted a cross-sectional analytical study among six primary healthcare centers selected randomly from the rural areas of Jazan region. We targeted all Saudi adults visiting these centers. Information was gathered using interview questionnaires completed by 607 people. SPSS was utilized to analyze the collected data. Results: In all population groups, the prevalence of diagnosed HTN increased with age, particularly gradually increasing in those aged younger than 40 years and then rapidly and sharply increasing in those aged 40 years and over. The women (43.3%) had a higher prevalence of HTN than the men (34.6%), which is comparable with findings in other areas in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East. Approximately 65.6% of the participants without HTN and 34.4% of the participants with HTN did not know their normal blood pressure. Approximately 61.7% of the participants without HTN and 59.0% of the participants with HTN felt that pharmaceuticals are insufficient in curing HTN, while 60.7% and 64.7% believed that HTN can be cured. Conclusions: The global prevalence of HTN is increasing annually owing to rapid changes in lifestyle and dietary habits. Furthermore, because adherence to antihypertensives is poor in rural Jazan, the Ministry of Health and researchers advocate implementing a program to increase awareness and assess patient adherence to prescribed medication for the control of HTN.

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