| Positive family history of hypertension |
204 (67.1) |
| Positive family history of known hypertension
complications |
116 (39.3) |
| Belief in effectiveness blood pressure pills to
manage hypertension |
285 (93.8) |
| Belief in herbal remedies to manage
hypertension |
153 (50.7) |
| Agree to using African medicines to manage
hypertension |
44 (14.5) |
| Can use traditional medicines to control your
blood pressure |
44 (14.5) |
| Source of knowledge on high blood pressure |
|
| Local clinic nurse
|
172 (56.6) |
| Village health worker
|
35 (11.5) |
| Public hospital
|
55 (18.1) |
| Private doctor
|
33 (10.9) |
| Other
|
9 (3.0) |
| Has a health worker / village health worker
ever discussed with you about blood pressure treatment and
control? |
133 (43.8) |
| What are the causes of blood pressure? |
|
| Drugs
|
16 (5.3) |
| Old age
|
23 (7.6) |
| Stress
|
197 (64.8) |
| Witchcraft
|
18 (5.9) |
| Unknown
|
48 (145.8) |
| Other
|
2 (0.7) |
| What are the signs and symptoms of high blood
pressure? |
|
| Asymptomatic
|
22 (7.2) |
| Headache
|
1 (0.3) |
| Palpitations
|
261 (85.9) |
| Other
|
8 (2.6) |
| Don’t know
|
12 (4.0) |
| Can one have high blood pressure without any
signs and symptoms? |
161 (53.0) |
| What are the consequences of untreated blood
pressure? |
|
| Stroke, Heart
failure, Kidney failure
|
278 (91.4) |
| Other
|
7 (2.3) |
| Don’t know
|
19 (6.3) |
| What are the risk factors for
developing high blood pressure? |
|
| Hereditary
|
10 (3.3) |
| Diet
|
253 (83.2) |
| Don’t know
|
41 (13.5) |
