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Role of health literacy and primary health-care access in self-care management of hypertension.
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Nagarjuna Pundla, Kumar Vimal, Faujdar Dharamjeet Singh, Yadav Arun Kumar
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BACKGROUND: Globally, hypertension is the leading risk factor for men and women and the largest contributor to premature deaths and diseases in India. Health literacy (HL) and health-care access are important determinants for self-care management of hypertension.
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of HL, health-care access, and their importance in the self-care management of hypertension.
METHODS: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 104 known hypertensive patients for 2 months from May to June 2022. Data were collected by face-to-face interviews using a pretested, preformed, and validated questionnaire, and tabulated and analyzed using Microsoft Excel and SPSS version 20 software.
RESULTS: Most of the participants (80, 76.9%) have low levels of HL. However, more than half of the (62, 59.6%) participants were satisfied with their access to primary health care. The age of the participants ranged from 38 to 80 years, and half of them (54, 51.9%) were middle-aged adults. The majority (66, 63.5%) of the patients belonged to lower-middle socioeconomic status, and 15.4% (16) were living alone. We found poor HL, and primary health-care access is statistically significantly associated with poor self-care management.
CONCLUSION: Our findings confirm that HL and access to primary health care are crucial factors in the self-care management of hypertension in hypertensive patients.
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of HL, health-care access, and their importance in the self-care management of hypertension.
METHODS: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 104 known hypertensive patients for 2 months from May to June 2022. Data were collected by face-to-face interviews using a pretested, preformed, and validated questionnaire, and tabulated and analyzed using Microsoft Excel and SPSS version 20 software.
RESULTS: Most of the participants (80, 76.9%) have low levels of HL. However, more than half of the (62, 59.6%) participants were satisfied with their access to primary health care. The age of the participants ranged from 38 to 80 years, and half of them (54, 51.9%) were middle-aged adults. The majority (66, 63.5%) of the patients belonged to lower-middle socioeconomic status, and 15.4% (16) were living alone. We found poor HL, and primary health-care access is statistically significantly associated with poor self-care management.
CONCLUSION: Our findings confirm that HL and access to primary health care are crucial factors in the self-care management of hypertension in hypertensive patients.