Knowledge And Awareness Of Hypertension In Ghana Management Of Hypertension

Author : Michael Oppong Yeboah
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3346338339
Total Pages : 107 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Knowledge and Awareness of Hypertension in Ghana. Management of Hypertension written by Michael Oppong Yeboah and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2021-02-02 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master's Thesis from the year 2020 in the subject Health - Health Sciences - Health education, , course: MASTER OF PUBLIC HEALTH, language: English, abstract: This study aims to assess the knowledge and awareness of hypertension among people in Ghana. A descriptive cross-sectional survey was used to carry out the study. A total of 408 participants were recruited from the municipality. The instrument used for data collection was a structured questionnaire, which assessed their awareness-level and knowledge-level on hypertension. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) was used for the analysis of data. With a total of 408 who participated in the study, 48.3 % were female and 51.7 % were male. Hypertension awareness was around 89 % among the participants. There was a significant level of awareness on hypertension among the respondents from the hypothesis t-valve (0.994) and p-valve (0.044). Most of the participants were able to determine BP 120/80 mm Hg as the average blood pressure and BP > 140/90 mm Hg as hypertension, respectively. When it comes to management option, 60 % preferred an orthodox treatment and 44 % knew stroke as a risk factor of hypertension. Though the majority of the participants were educated and more than half were not able to mention drugs as a way to manage hypertension. In general, the knowledge and awareness-level of hypertension was good. Nevertheless, more research needs to be done to further explore this. The spike in incidence of adult related hypertension is now among one of the most significant public health problems globally. Prevention of hypertension-related complications can be achieved when individuals become aware of the condition and have knowledge on the importance of control of their blood pressure.

Author : I. Balaguer Vintró
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9788481241648
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Impending Global Pandemic of Cardiovascular Diseases written by I. Balaguer Vintró and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : de-Graft Aikins
Publisher : African Books Collective
ISBN 13 : 9988647301
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chronic Non-communicable Diseases in Ghana written by de-Graft Aikins and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2014-06-12 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension, stroke, diabetes and cancers, are major causes of disability and death in Ghana. NCDs are not only public health problems. They are also developmental problems, because the rising prevalence of long-term chronic conditions has major social and financial implications for affected individuals, families, healthcare providers and the government. This University of Ghana Readers volume from the Regional Institute for Population Studies presents social and medical science research on Ghanas NCD burden. The body of multidisciplinary research spans the last fifty years and offers important insights on NCD prevalence and experience as well as cultural, health systems and policy responses. This volume will be an essential resource for researchers and students in the health sciences, healthcare providers, health policymakers, and lay individuals with an interest in Ghanas contemporary public health challenges.

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309157617
Total Pages : 483 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Promoting Cardiovascular Health in the Developing World written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2010-06-29 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cardiovascular disease (CVD), once thought to be confined primarily to industrialized nations, has emerged as a major health threat in developing countries. Cardiovascular disease now accounts for nearly 30 percent of deaths in low and middle income countries each year, and is accompanied by significant economic repercussions. Yet most governments, global health institutions, and development agencies have largely overlooked CVD as they have invested in health in developing countries. Recognizing the gap between the compelling evidence of the global CVD burden and the investment needed to prevent and control CVD, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) turned to the IOM for advice on how to catalyze change. In this report, the IOM recommends that the NHLBI, development agencies, nongovernmental organizations, and governments work toward two essential goals: creating environments that promote heart healthy lifestyle choices and help reduce the risk of chronic diseases, and building public health infrastructure and health systems with the capacity to implement programs that will effectively detect and reduce risk and manage CVD. To meet these goals, the IOM recommends several steps, including improving cooperation and collaboration; implementing effective and feasible strategies; and informing efforts through research and health surveillance. Without better efforts to promote cardiovascular health, global health as a whole will be undermined.

Author : Simon R. Wilkinson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135480281
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Coping and Complaining written by Simon R. Wilkinson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-03-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Good clinical practice is impossible without an understanding of the ways in which patients present their complaints. Patients have their own styles of coping and of expressing their concerns, and without a clear understanding of these the clinician may find successful and swift diagnosis and treatment much harder to achieve. Coping and Complaining provides essential guidance for clinicians on how to identify various coping styles, and how to improve the quality of discourse with people of different backgrounds and ages. Drawing on a diverse range of evidence from such areas as developmental psychology, and theories on learning and memory, Coping and Complaining provides essential information on identification of patients' coping styles, focusing on such areas as: · The latest developments in attachment theory · The neurobiology of emotional development, and the biology of language development · Primary processes in early development · Communication, role play, the moral order of the consultation, and emotional first aid · Consequences for preventive medicine Coping and Complaining presents stimulating new approaches to consultations with patients and creative new ways of looking at health promotion.

Author : Mosby
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780815120407
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension written by Mosby and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIABETES MELLITUS AND HYPERTENSION takes you straight to the practical information you need to care for patients today, such as how to assess a patient for hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic syndrome and how to intervene in a hypertensive crisis.

Author : Dorothea Elizabeth Orem
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 9780826117250
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Self- Care Theory in Nursing written by Dorothea Elizabeth Orem and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2003-03-19 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few have approached the fundamental questions of nursing in such an insightful, systematic, and clearsighted way as Dorothea Orem. This book is a collection of many of the presentations and writings that are not included in her previous books. It presents a fascinating view of the development of Orem's theory of self care deficit over a forty-year period, along with its ramifications for nursing education and practice.

Author : World Health Organization. Cardiovascular Disease Programme
Publisher : World Health Organization
ISBN 13 : 9241545852
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book WHO CVD-risk Management Package for Low- and Medium-resource Settings written by World Health Organization. Cardiovascular Disease Programme and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2002 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The WHO CVD-Risk Management package contains a variety of components to guide healthcare providers and health systems, even those with very minimal resources, to more effective CVD risk management through easy-to-follow risk-assessment and risk-management algorithms; lifestyle counselling protocols; drug treatment protocols; referral pathways, and follow-up schedules.

Author : Majid Ezzati
Publisher : World Health Organization
ISBN 13 : 9241580313
Total Pages : 2282 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Comparative Quantification of Health Risks: Sexual and reproductive health written by Majid Ezzati and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2004 with total page 2282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a comprehensive assessment of the scientific evidence on prevalence and the resulting health effects of a range of exposures that are know to be hazardous to human health, including childhood and maternal undernutrition, nutritional and physiological risk factors for adult health, addictive substances, sexual and reproductive health risks, and risks in the physical environments of households and communities, as well as among workers. This book is the culmination of over four years of scientific equiry and data collection, know as the comparative risk assessment (CRA) project.

Author : World Health Organization
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789241564854
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Global Status Report on Noncommunicable Diseases 2014 written by World Health Organization and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This global status report on prevention and control of NCDs (2014), is framed around the nine voluntary global targets. The report provides data on the current situation, identifying bottlenecks as well as opportunities and priority actions for attaining the targets. The 2010 baseline estimates on NCD mortality and risk factors are provided so that countries can report on progress, starting in 2015. In addition, the report also provides the latest available estimates on NCD mortality (2012) and risk factors, 2010-2012. All ministries of health need to set national NCD targets and lead the development and implementation of policies and interventions to attain them. There is no single pathway to attain NCD targets that fits all countries, as they are at different points in their progress in the prevention and control of NCDs and at different levels of socioeconomic development. However all countries can benefit from the comprehensive response to attaining the voluntary global targets presented in this report.--Publisher description.