dc.contributor.author | AKINLADE, A. F. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-12-05T12:02:10Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-10-04T09:54:49Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-12-05T12:02:10Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-10-04T09:54:49Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-02 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://library.adhl.africa/handle/123456789/11835 | |
dc.description | A Project in the Department of Health Promotion and Education submitted to the Faculty of Public Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the Degree of Master of Public Health (Health Promotion and Education) of the University of Ibadan. | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Hypertension and other non-communicable diseases are currently responsible for at least 20% of
all deaths in Nigeria. It cannot be denied that early detection and treatment of hypertension
reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Healthy behavioral life style is indispensable for the
prevention and improvement of hypertension management. This study therefore investigated
knowledge, perception and behavioral risk of hypertension among staff of Ibadan North Local
Government Secretariat.
A cross-sectional survey involving 288 consenting staffs of Ibadan North Local Government
Secretariat was conducted. Participants were recruited using multistage sampling from the 7
departments in the local government secretariat. Respondents were interviewed using a semistructured
pre-tested self-administered questionnaires collecting socio-demographic information,
assessing knowledge, perception and behavioral risk factors of hypertension. Data were analyzed
using descriptive statistics, Chi-square and Correlation at p=0.05. Knowledge was assessed on a
22- point scale and scores ≥15were regarded as good. Perception was assessed on a 12-point
scale and scores ≥7 were categorized as High perception. Practice of behavioral risk factors
among the respondent were also analyzed using appropriate statistical indices.
Age of respondent was 38.80 ± 8.70 years and 55.6% were male. Majority of the respondents
(93.1%) were Yoruba, 80.2% were married and 51.4% were Muslims. Most of them (72.6%) had
tertiary education. About half (51.0%) correctly defined HBP and few (29.5%) could identify
normal BP readings. Majority of the respondent (60.4%) knows that hypertension cannot be
contracted from someone who has it while 62.2% reported that taking too much of alcohol can
predispose someone to hypertension. Majority of the respondents (70.0%) reported that
exercising regularly could prevent the onset of hypertension but 61.5% agreed for individual
with increased blood pressure to fried food or eat diet rich in cholesterol. About 79.9% believed
that monitoring blood pressure is very important to prevent high blood pressure Majority of the
respondents (79.2%) perceived hypertension to be a silent killer but Majority of the respondents
(56.6%) stated that hypertension is as a result of ageing and no need for treatment. Majority
62.5% do not perceive change in lifestyle as a way of controlling blood pressure. About 40.3%
perceived witches and witchcraft as cause of hypertension. Majority of the respondents (66.7%)
reported that being permanently disabled due to hypertension would be so dangerous and make
one become a burden to one’s family. The practice among the respondent on risk of hypertension
is encouraging among the studied participant as fruits (60.1%) and vegetable (67%) were
consumed often. Majority (89.9%) do not smoke and 80.6% do not take alcohol. About 87.8% do
not eat food with high salt and 59.7% reported not to eat junks or fast foods.
Respondents’knowledge about hypertension was fair yet the respondents abstains from some of
the risk behaviours of hypertension. Health-oriented health education that focus on diseases and
risk factors should be encouraged and maintained in workplaces to increase knowledge and to
ensure workers lives a healthy lifestyle which will invariably increase productivity. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.subject | Hypertension | en_US |
dc.subject | Knowledge | en_US |
dc.subject | Perception | en_US |
dc.subject | Risk factors | en_US |
dc.title | KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTION ABOUT HYPERTENSION AND ITS RISK FACTORS AMONG STAFF OF IBADAN NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT, IBADAN, NIGERIA | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |