KIẾN THỨC, THÁI ĐỘ VỀ PHÒNG NGỪA BIẾN CHỨNG TĂNG HUYẾT ÁP VÀ MỘT SỐ YẾU TỐ LIÊN QUAN Ở NGƯỜI BỆNH ĐẾN KHÁM VÀ ĐIỀU TRỊ NGOẠI TRÚ TẠI BỆNH VIỆN TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC Y DƯỢC CẦN THƠ

Abstract

Background: Hypertension is a fairly common disease and is the leading cause of disability and death in people aged 50 and over. Patients with good knowledge and attitude about prevention have an important role in the control of blood pressure and the prevention of complications. Objective: To determine the proportion of patients who have the right knowledge and attitude and learn some related factors to the prevention of hypertensive complications in patients who come for outpatient examination and treatment at Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 430 hypertensive patients. Results: The percentage of patients with the right knowledge and attitude about preventing hypertensive complications was 19.3% and 84.7%, respectively. Patients with secondary and tertiary education had correct knowledge about preventing complications higher than those with illiteracy (OR=4.92; p<0.05), patients living near medical facilities (≤ 5km) had a good attitude about preventing complications higher than those living away from medical facilities (>5km)(OR=3.01; p<0.05), patients with the right knowledge of preventing complications had good prevented attitude higher than those with false prevention knowledge (OR=3.33; p<0.05). Conclusions: Knowledge about preventing hypertensive complications in patients was limited. Factors such as education level and distance to medical facilities were considered to be related to the knowledge and attitude of patients to prevent hypertension complications.