Table 3. Beliefs and knowledge of the hypertensive patients.

Variables	n (%)
Duration of treatment for hypertension
Limited time	7 (7.0)
All their life	77 (77.0)
Did not know	16 (16.0)
Grade for severity of hypertension
1-2	9 (9.0)
3-4	33 (33.0)
5	50 (50.0)
Did not know	8 (8.0)
High blood pressure causes complications	84 (84.0)
High blood pressure can be cured	25 (25.0)
Value of high blood pressure, mmHg
<140/90	25 (25.0)
≥140/90	38 (38.0)
Does not know	37 (37.0)