Knowledge, attitude and practice regarding hypertension among residents in a housing area in Selangor, Malaysia

Hypertension is becoming a global epidemic and threat to the world population. This cross-sectional study was carried out at a housing area in Selangor, Malaysia to study the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) regarding hypertension among the residents. A total of 110 respondents aged 18 years o...

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Published in:Medicine and pharmacy reports 2019-04, Vol.92 (2), p.145-152
Main Authors: Buang, Nurul Fatin Binti, Rahman, Nor Azlina A, Haque, Mainul
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Language:English
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Summary:Hypertension is becoming a global epidemic and threat to the world population. This cross-sectional study was carried out at a housing area in Selangor, Malaysia to study the knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) regarding hypertension among the residents. A total of 110 respondents aged 18 years old and above were selected by convenience sampling. Data was collected using a structured interviewer-guided questionnaire with Likert-scale choices of answers. All respondents were Malay with the mean age of 41 years [Standard Deviation (SD)=11.828]. The total mean and SD of knowledge, attitude and practice scores were 74.33 (SD=6.25), 44.22 (SD=5.05) and 27.55 (SD=2.86), respectively. There were significant positive correlations between knowledge with attitude (r=+0.393; p
ISSN:2602-0807
2668-0572
DOI:10.15386/mpr-1227