Exploring the Relationship Between Demographic Characteristics and Adults' Knowledge about Hypertension in the Sinjar region
Alishlash, M., Suleiman, A., Shaker, E., HATTAB, W. (2025). Exploring the Relationship Between Demographic Characteristics and Adults' Knowledge about Hypertension in the Sinjar region. EKB Journal Management System, 11(2), 565-572. doi: 10.21608/jbaar.2025.441460
Mustafa Ismael Saadoon Ahmed Alishlash; Ahmed Mahmood Suleiman; Ehab Mohammed Shaker; Wafaa Abd Ali HATTAB. "Exploring the Relationship Between Demographic Characteristics and Adults' Knowledge about Hypertension in the Sinjar region". EKB Journal Management System, 11, 2, 2025, 565-572. doi: 10.21608/jbaar.2025.441460
Alishlash, M., Suleiman, A., Shaker, E., HATTAB, W. (2025). 'Exploring the Relationship Between Demographic Characteristics and Adults' Knowledge about Hypertension in the Sinjar region', EKB Journal Management System, 11(2), pp. 565-572. doi: 10.21608/jbaar.2025.441460
Alishlash, M., Suleiman, A., Shaker, E., HATTAB, W. Exploring the Relationship Between Demographic Characteristics and Adults' Knowledge about Hypertension in the Sinjar region. EKB Journal Management System, 2025; 11(2): 565-572. doi: 10.21608/jbaar.2025.441460

Exploring the Relationship Between Demographic Characteristics and Adults' Knowledge about Hypertension in the Sinjar region

Journal of Bioscience and Applied Research
Article 17, Volume 11, Issue 2, June 2025, Page 565-572  XML PDF (1016.18 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/jbaar.2025.441460
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Authors
Mustafa Ismael Saadoon Ahmed Alishlash email 1; Ahmed Mahmood Suleiman1; Ehab Mohammed Shaker2; Wafaa Abd Ali HATTAB3
1Department of Clinical Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq
2Northern Technical University / Mosul Technical Institute/Technical Nursing Department, Mosul, Iraq
3Department of Adult Nursing, College of Nursing, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
Abstract
Hypertension is considered one of the most serious diseases in the world, due to its widespread and severe consequences. A person's knowledge about this disease plays an essential role in its prevention and control. This cross-sectional study was conducted to measure adults’ knowledge about hypertension disease in the Sinjar region from March 20, 2024, to September 7, 2024. The study included the use of a convenient sample of 180 adults attending Sinjar General Hospital.  The data was collected by adopting the hypertension knowledge test scale (HK-LS), and by using the interview method. Based on the study's results, Male participants made up the majority (55.6%), and their mean age was 42.09 ±13.83 years. 61.7% of the participants had hypertension, and more than 58.3% of them had a family history of this medical condition. Lastly, the study demonstrates that there was a highly significant link (p<.05) between participants' awareness of hypertension disease and their educational background (48%), employment position, and family history of hypertension (60.5%). The current study concludes that the majority of persons in the Sinjar region had a family history of hypertension and were jobless. An individual's educational background, career, and family history of hypertension are positively connected with their degree of hypertension knowledge.
Keywords
Hypertension; Knowledge; Adult; Relationship; prevention
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