Introduction: Hypertension is a major public health problem affecting 26.3% of Egyptians. In Egypt, there was no data yield yet showing the effect of awareness about hypertension on hypertensive patients. So we evoked a question: does being hypertensive affect knowledge about hypertension or not? Methods: The study is a comparative cross-sectional descriptive study. A convenient sample of 500 subjects was selected. The questionnaire was intended to evaluate hypertension knowledge regarding symptoms, risk factors, complications and general knowledge. Results: There was no significant difference (p>0.05) between both groups. 25% of the subjects were unaware whether hypertension is contagious or not; 45% of the subjects confirmed the hereditary factors owing to hypertension, 60% of the subjects said that hypertension could lead to arthritis. Excess salt consumption was the most recognized risk factor (84%). 60% stated that a hypertensive patient always suffers from symptoms. 39% thought treatment should be started after more than one blood pressure reading. Conclusion: It is essential to perform further screening on hypertension awareness levels on a larger scale of population.
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Hypertension, Cardiovascular Diseases, Awareness, Developing Countries, Blood Pressure
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abstract = {Introduction: Hypertension is a major public health problem affecting 26.3% of Egyptians. In Egypt, there was no data yield yet showing the effect of awareness about hypertension on hypertensive patients. So we evoked a question: does being hypertensive affect knowledge about hypertension or not? Methods: The study is a comparative cross-sectional descriptive study. A convenient sample of 500 subjects was selected. The questionnaire was intended to evaluate hypertension knowledge regarding symptoms, risk factors, complications and general knowledge. Results: There was no significant difference (p>0.05) between both groups. 25% of the subjects were unaware whether hypertension is contagious or not; 45% of the subjects confirmed the hereditary factors owing to hypertension, 60% of the subjects said that hypertension could lead to arthritis. Excess salt consumption was the most recognized risk factor (84%). 60% stated that a hypertensive patient always suffers from symptoms. 39% thought treatment should be started after more than one blood pressure reading. Conclusion: It is essential to perform further screening on hypertension awareness levels on a larger scale of population.},
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