Health literacy interventions to improve health outcomes in low-and middle-income countries

S Meherali, NS Punjani… - HLRP: Health Literacy …, 2020 - journals.healio.com
Background: Health care systems in many low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) face
considerable challenges in providing high-quality, affordable, and universally accessible …

Systolic hypertension: an increasing clinical challenge in Asia

JB Park, K Kario, JG Wang - Hypertension Research, 2015 - nature.com
Systolic hypertension, the predominant form of hypertension in patients aged over 50–60
years, is a growing health issue as the Asian population ages. Elevated systolic blood …

The OPtimising HEalth LIterAcy (Ophelia) process: study protocol for using health literacy profiling and community engagement to create and implement health reform

RW Batterham, R Buchbinder, A Beauchamp… - BMC public health, 2014 - Springer
Background Health literacy is a multi-dimensional concept comprising a range of cognitive,
affective, social, and personal skills and attributes. This paper describes the research and …

Knowledge about hypertension and associated factors among patients with hypertension in public health facilities of Gondar city, Northwest Ethiopia: Ordinal logistic …

M Wolde, T Azale, G Debalkie Demissie, B Addis - PLoS One, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Hypertension is a disease that imposes risks of diseases on multi-system.
Failure to control hypertension leads patients to end up with unavoidable complications …

Prevalence of hypertension and associated factors among residents of Ibadan-North Local Government Area of Nigeria

IO Ajayi, IO Sowemimo, OM Akpa… - Nigerian Journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Background: Hypertension is a major public health challenge worldwide. It is the most
important risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate …

Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward hypertension among hypertensive patients residing in Lebanon

M Machaalani, H Seifeddine, A Ali, H Bitar… - Vascular Health and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background and Objectives Hypertension (HTN) is a major health concern that leads to
cardiovascular disease and premature death. Assessing HTN knowledge, attitude, and …

Perilaku mencari pengobatan (health seeking behavior) pada penderita hipertensi

FG Nonasri - Jurnal Medika Hutama, 2021 - jurnalmedikahutama.com
Background: Hypertension is still a cause of sudden death because it is asymptomatic and
without complaints. The condition of blood vessel pressure in patients with hypertension has …

Assessing publics' knowledge about hypertension in a community-dwelling sample

NF Eshah, LI Al-Daken - Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Background: Hypertension is one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular diseases that
affect a high proportion of people worldwide. Understanding people's levels of knowledge …

Prevalence of prehypertension and its risk factors in midlife and late life: Indonesian family life survey 2014–2015

A Lydia, S Setiati, CH Soejono, R Istanti, J Marsigit… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background Early detection of prehypertension is important to prevent hypertension-related
complications, such as cardiovascular disease, cerebrovascular disease and all-cause …

Knowledge, attitudes and practices of hypertensive patients towards prevention and early detection of chronic kidney disease: a cross sectional study from Palestine

HH Sa'adeh, RN Darwazeh, AA Khalil, SH Zyoud - Clinical hypertension, 2018 - Springer
Background Hypertension is the second most common cause of chronic kidney disease
(CKD). Therefore, the aims of the study were to assess the knowledge, attitudes and …