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Table 3 Participants’ knowledge and beliefs about hypertension in rural areas of northwest Ethiopia, September-November 2020

From: Undiagnosed hypertension and its determinants among hypertensive patients in rural districts of northwest Ethiopia: a mediation analysis

Variable

Number of participants (%)

Hypertension, n (%)

Knowledge of common hypertensive symptoms

  

   Good

640 (26.4)

233 (30.7)

   Moderate

280 (11.6)

96 (12.7)

   Poor

1503 (62.0)

429 (56.6)

Knowledge of lifestyle risk factors and hypertensive prevention measures

  

   Good

1225 (50.6)

375 (49.5)

   Moderate

496 (20.5)

155 (20.5)

   Poor

702 (29.0)

228 (30.1)

Knowledge of biological and behavioral risk factors

  

   Good

208 (8.6)

78 (10.3)

   Moderate

813 (33.6)

233 (30.7)

   Poor

1402 (57.9)

447 (59.0)

Knowledge of the health consequences of hypertension

  

   Good

145 (6.0)

40 (5.3)

   Moderate

1028 (42.4)

321 (42.4)

   Poor

1,250 (51.6)

397 (52.4)

Overall knowledge of hypertension

  

   Good

496 (20.5)

175 (23.1)

   Moderate

893 (36.9)

267 (35.2)

   Low

1034 (42.7)

316 (41.7)

Perceived susceptibility

  

   High

957 (39.5)

344 (45.4)

   Low

1466 (60.5)

414 (54.6)

Perceived health related severity

  

   High

1394 (57.5)

433 (57.1)

   Low

1029 (42.5)

325 (42.9)

Perceived socioeconomic related severity

  

   High

1248 (51.5)

405 (53.4)

   Low

1175 (48.5)

353 (46.6)

Perceived benefit of taking action

  

   High

1514 (62.5)

473 (62.4)

   Low

909 (37.5)

285 (37.6)

Perceived barriers of taking action

  

   High

1271 (52.5)

396 (52.2)

   Low

1152 (47.5)

362 (47.8)

Perceived self-efficacy

  

   High

1257 (51.9)

432 (57.0)

   Low

1166 (48.1)

326 (43.0)