Public Awareness towards Hypertension among Saudis in AL Riyadh, KSA | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||
| Article 8, Volume 71, Issue 4, April 2018, Pages 2913-2915 PDF (112.07 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| Author | ||
| Matra Mohammed Fagihi1, Ahmed Mousa Almuhanna2, Abdulmalik Abdulaziz Almughamis3, Saud Abdulmajeed bin Rakhis3, Eman Aied Alosaimi4, Muntadar Abduljabar Alsalman5, Hanaa Naif Alharbi6 | ||
| 1Prince Mansour Military Hospital, 2King Saud University, 3Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University, 4Umm Al-Qura University, 5King Khalid University, 6Al Qassim University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Hypertension is a major health problem all over the world, causing high mortality and morbidity. It is a major risk factor for brain and heart diseases. Objectives: To assess the level of public awareness and knowledge towards hypertension among Saudis in AL Riyadh City. Methods: A cross-sectional self-administrated questionnaire based study distributed among 300 Saudis of AL Riyadh City. Results: The age was ranged from 30 to 60 and 55% were females and 45% were males respondents. The majority of them had bachelor degree and were employed. Most of the respondents had acceptable knowledge about hypertension, risk factors and management. Also, education was significantly associated with high levels of knowledge of this disease. Conclusion: Generally, public knowledge was good with high knowledge about risk factors and managements. No enough campaigns about hypertension to fill the gap. Also, education significantly impacts the knowledge of population about hypertension. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Hypertension; AL Riyadh; KSA | ||
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