Practices of Adults in a Periurban Community of the Ho Municipality on Prevention of Hypertension

Table 3

Knowledge of factors associated with hypertension.

Variables	Parameters	Frequency	Percentage
Hypertension causes stroke	No	30	10.2
	Yes	264	89.8
Hypertension causes heart attack	No	47	16.0
	Yes	247	84.0
Hypertension causes diabetes	No	128	43.5
	Yes	166	56.5
Hypertension causes heart failure	No	52	17.7
	Yes	242	82.3
Hypertension is a lifelong disease	No	135	45.9
	Yes	159	54.1
Hypertension can be cured	No	130	44.2
	Yes	164	55.8
Taking medications controls hypertension	No	27	9.2
	Yes	267	90.8
Exercising controls hypertension	No	23	7.8
	Yes	271	92.2
Losing weight controls hypertension	No	45	15.3
	Yes	249	84.7
Less stress controls hypertension	No	44	15.0
	Yes	250	85.0
Quitting smoking controls hypertension	No	23	7.8
	Yes	271	92.2
Excessive weight gain causes hypertension	No	67	22.8
	Yes	227	77.2
Excessive alcohol consumption causes hypertension	No	54	18.4
	Yes	240	81.6
Smoking causes hypertension	No	55	18.7
	Yes	239	81.3
Excessive salt intake causes hypertension	No	75	25.5
	Yes	219	74.5
Ageing causes hypertension	No	138	46.9
	Yes	156	53.1