TY - JOUR ID - TI - Knowledge of Hypertensive Patients Attending Al- Imamein Kadhimein Medical City Regarding Follow- Up Visits AU - Nibras Hamid Hussain, Reem zeki Mohammed, Ghaith Sabri Mohammed PY - 2021 VL - 20 IS - 4 SP - 389 EP - 398 JO - Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal المجلة العراقية للاختصاصات الطبية SN - 83601608 98932708 AB - BACKGROUND:Hypertension is a challenge for public health professionals all over the world and it is often poorlycontrolled in clinical practice and to achieve control, hypertensive patients should actively participatein the plan of management through being educated and monitored at follow-up appointments.AIM OF THE STUDY:To shine a light on a sample of hypertensive patients, tracing knowledge about follow-up visitspracticing, and identifying the factors that influence their practice.PATIENTS & METHODS:A cross-sectional study was carried out on 300 outpatient hypertensive patients aged eighteen years andabove of both sexes who were known to be hypertensive for not less than one year and onantihypertensive treatment, attended Al- Imamein Kadhimien Medical City and interviewed face toface by using a detailed questionnaire.RESULTS:The majority of the participants had hypertension for less than 5 years (43%), family history in (69%),and (57.3%) had knowledge about hypertensive complications. Patients with regular visits constituted(65.7%) whom the private sector represented the main health care provider (65.5%) of the sample.Diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, knowledge of hypertension complications and educationallevel were statistically significantly associated w follow-up w up visits.CONCLUSION:the private health sector providers were the preferred side follow-up for 2/3 of the patients. Educationallevel was inversely associated with regularity of visits, while diabetes and cardiovascular diseases wereproportionally associated with the follow-up visit of the patient’s family and friends comprised themain source of information about hypertensive complications rather than health care providers.

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