Abstract

Shaikh Mohmed Adnan Mohmed Javid*, Ancelin Wilfy, Dhruvi Pandit, Ritu yadav R., Muhzina Rahim,
Dr. Bhargav Raj MS, Yagvendra Pandey, Dr. Darshan Bhushankumar Deshmukh, Morziul Haque and
Dr. Gundampati Satheesh

ABSTRACT

Background: Hypertension is a prevalent chronic illness that demands proper management through patient education, attitude awareness, practices and medication adherence. This study sought to evaluate these elements in patients suffering from hypertension. Methods: A cross-sectional study was done on 90 hypertensive patients aged 40 years and above at a tertiary care hospital. Using a structured questionnaire, data was collected concerning demographic information, clinical history, knowledge, attitudes, practices and adherence to medication. Results: Most of the respondents were aged 60-69 (33.3%) while male accounted for (61.1%). 50% had moderate knowledge of hypertension; positive attitude was possessed by 55.6% while 66.7% had good practices regarding their condition but 35% were poorly controlled medically because they did not use medicines as prescribed. Conclusion: The study emphasizes the importance of their respective interventions targeting hypertensive control through education on disease course complexity as well as other aspects such as beliefs and behaviors towards treatment adherence.