Table 2.
Knowledge and attitudes toward blood pressure
| |
|
Reported as ‘never heard ‘blood pressure’ before’ |
Perceived high blood pressure as a risk to health |
Aware of three main organs at risk from BP |
Blood pressure screening perceived as important |
Aware that salt can affect and raise blood pressure |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (% of Total) | MOR* | n (% of Total) | MOR* | n (% of Total) | MOR* | n (% of Total) | MOR* | n (% of Total) | MOR* | ||
|
Total (3450)** |
|
601 (17.4) |
|
2701 (78.4) |
|
1919 (54.2) |
|
3327 (96.4) |
|
2518 (71.1) |
|
|
Gender |
Male (1413) |
299 (21.2) |
1.5 (1.2-1.8) |
1047 (74.2) |
1 |
689 (48.8) |
1 |
1335 (94.5) |
1 |
937 (66.3) |
1 |
| Female (2037) |
302 (14.9) |
1 |
1654 (81.3) |
1.4 (1.2-1.6) |
1230 (60.4) |
1.4 (1.2-1.7) |
1992 (97.8) |
2.5 (1.7-3.8) |
1581 (77.6) |
1.6 (1.1-2.3) |
|
|
Urbanicity |
Rural (1713) |
275 (15.8) |
1 |
1347 (77.7) |
1 |
943 (54.3) |
1 |
1658 (95.5) |
1 |
1232 (70.9) |
1 |
| Urban (1737) |
326 (19.0) |
1.1 (0.9-1.4) |
1354 (79.0) |
1.2 (1.1-1.5) |
976 (57.0) |
1.2 (1.1-1.4) |
1669 (97.4) |
1.8 (1.2-2.7) |
1286 (75.1) |
1.2 (1.1-1.4) |
|
|
Age |
15-24 (1100) |
290 (26.9) |
6.2 (3.9-9.8) |
726 (67.3) |
1 |
372 (34.5) |
1 |
1010 (93.7) |
1 |
657 (59.7) |
1 |
| |
25-34 (721) |
163 (22.5) |
4.7 (3.1-7.0) |
543 (74.9) |
1.2 (0.9-1.6) |
376 (51.9) |
1.4 (0.8-2.6) |
699 (96.4) |
1.4 (0.8-.24) |
492 (68.2) |
1.03 (0.6-1.9) |
| |
35-44 (630) |
79 (12.4) |
2.4 (1.7-3.4) |
538 (84.2) |
2.2 (1.6-3.0) |
408 (63.8) |
1.3 (0.7-2.3) |
624 (97.7) |
2.0 (0.9-3.9) |
512 (81.3) |
2.1 (1.0-4.1) |
| |
45-54 (507) |
38 (7.6) |
1.1 (0.8-1.4) |
444 (88.6) |
3.4 (2.4-4.8) |
372 (74.3) |
1.7 (0.9-3.4) |
492 (98.2) |
2.6 (1.0-5.9) |
412 (81.2) |
2.2 (1.2-4.6) |
| |
55-64 (492) |
31 (6.1) |
1 |
450 (88.8) |
3.4 (2.3-5.0) |
391 (77.1) |
3.1 (1.3-7.4) |
502 (99.0) |
8.0 (2.1-17.4) |
445 (90.4) |
3.2 (1.4-7.0) |
|
Education |
Primary or less (219) |
61 (27.9) |
4.1 (2.6-6.3) |
162 (74.0) |
1 |
116 (53.0) |
1 |
209 (95.4) |
1 |
165 (75.3) |
1 |
| Secondary School (2088) |
444 (21.3) |
1.8 (1.3-2.6) |
1559 (74.7) |
1.2 (0.9-1.7) |
1047 (50.1) |
1.1 (0.8-1.5) |
2010 (96.3) |
1.9 (1.0-4.0) |
1448 (69.3) |
0.9 (0.6-1.8) |
|
| Tertiary (1143) |
96 (8.4) |
1 |
980 (85.9) |
1.9 (1.3-2.9) |
756 (66.1) |
1.7 (1.2-2.3) |
1108 (96.9) |
1.6 (0.8-3.7) |
903 (79.2) |
1.3 (0.9-1.8) |
|
|
Employment |
Student (717) |
186 (25.9) |
2.2 (1.7-3.1) |
478 (66.9) |
1 |
224 (31.2) |
1 |
667 (93.0) |
1 |
443 (60.4) |
1 |
| Employed (1503) |
202 (13.4) |
1.4 (1.0-1.8) |
1230 (81.9) |
1.2 (0.9-1.7) |
923 (61.4) |
1.5 (0.7-2.9) |
1462 (97.3) |
1.1 (0.5-2.4) |
1129 (75.1) |
1.8 (1.4-2.2) |
|
| Unemployed (508) |
124 (24.4) |
2.5 (1.8-3.4) |
383 (75.4) |
0.9 (0.7-1.3) |
274 (53.9) |
1.5 (0.8-2.8) |
491 (96.7) |
1.3 (0.7-2.6) |
363 (71.5) |
1.5 (1.2-2.2) |
|
| Home Maker/Retired (697) | 80 (11.5) | 1 | 595 (85.4) | 1.9 (1.3-2.9) | 486 (69.7) | 1.7 (1.0-3.1) | 682 (97.8) | 1.7 (0.9-3.1) | 576 (82.6) | 2.2 (1.8-3.0) | |
* Multivariate odds ratios, adjusted for gender, urbanicity, age, educational level and employment status.
** Disaggregated sample sizes given may vary slightly for each question.