Table 3.

Hypertension Knowledge and Awareness by Blood Pressure on Day of Survey

	Normotensive, (n=48)	Hypertensive, (n=18)		Entire sample, (n=66)
	n (%)	n (%)	p	n (%)
Correctly defined hypertension	0 (0)	0 (0)	1.00	0 (0)
Reports current high blood pressure	2 (4)	4 (22)	0.02*	6 (9)
Ever been told by a doctor that their blood pressure needs to be controlled	12 (25)	6 (33)	0.50	18 (27)
Believes that high blood pressure needs to be treated	41 (85)	12 (67)	0.09	53 (80)
Believes that they can afford medications	20 (42)	7 (39)	0.84	27 (41)
Correctly identified hypertension as a cause of stroke, heart disease, and kidney disease	11 (23)	3 (17)	0.58	14 (21)

^*Statistically significant at p<0.05.