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, Pages 565-572 PDF (1016.18 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jbaar.2025.441460 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mustafa Ismael Saadoon Ahmed Alishlash* 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 | ||
|
Statistics Article View: 134 PDF Download: 87 |
||
