KIẾN THỨC PHÒNG CHỐNG TĂNG HUYẾT ÁP VÀ MỘT SỐ YẾU TỐ LIÊN QUAN Ở ĐỒNG BÀO CHĂM KHU VỰC NAM TRUNG BỘ

Abstract

The study aimed to describe the good knowledge and some related factors to hypertension prevention in Cham ethnic minority 18 years of age or older in the South-Central Region. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 5.482 Cham people 18 years of age or older at 11 communes in Ninh Thuan, Binh Thuan, Binh Dinh and Phu Yen provinces from October 2016 to October 2017. The results showed that the prevalence of good knowledge on hypertension prevention in Cham minority group was low (28.9%). In which, good practices on hypertension prevention with complications of hypertension (56.6%), signs and symptoms of hypertension (55.7%), high blood pressure indices (51.0%), ways to prevent hypertension (50.9%), treatment of hypertension (48.1%), and risk factors for hypertension (43.9%). Some factors related to knowledge on hypertension prevention in Cham ethnic minority group found in the study included education level, eating foods with saturated fat, and fruit and vegetable diet (p<0.05). To improve knowledge of prevention hypertension for Cham people, it is necessary to pay attention to methods of health education communication in Cham language, create conditions for Cham people with low education levels to access medical information.