Volume 25 , Issue 2 , December 2023 , Pages 314-320
Rahman Othman Hussein 1 ; Omed Ahmed Muhammed 2
1 Department of Nursing, Kalar Technical College, Sulaimani Polytechnic University, Iraq
2 Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Garmyan, Iraq
Background: Hypertension complications are amongst the principal cause of admission
in most healthcare facilities worldwide. Unawareness of hypertension complications
increases morbidity and mortality rate. Patients' awareness regarding hypertension and
its complications plays an important role in preventing or delaying the relevant events.
Objectives: To assess the awareness toward hypertension-related complications in
patients with hypertension. Patients and methods: A quantitative-descriptive crosssectional study was conducted in Kalar General Hospital in Kalar city from May 2022 to
January 2023. About 250 patients with hypertension consented to participate in the study.
Non-probability convince sampling method was used to select the participants. The data
were collected through a questionnaire by direct interview. Results: Most patients were
aged between (40-65 years), females, married, housewives, illiterate, and lived in an
urban area. The study's findings revealed insufficient awareness in >50% of patients. A
highly significant correlation between awareness and the level of education has been
founded and also a significant association with age, gender, and profession was found.
While marital status and residency didn’t affect the awareness. Conclusions: More than
three quarter of patients were not aware or had inadequate awareness of hypertension
complications.