Reported self-management of hypertension among adult hypertensive patients in a developing country: a cross-sectional study in a Nigerian tertiary hospital
AFRICAN HEALTH SCIENCES(2021)
Abstract
Background: Sustained control of blood pressure, is dependent on degree of self-management, which includes self-integration, self-regulation, self-monitoring and adherence to regimen. We assessed the pattern of self-management of hypertension among adult hypertensive patients in a developing country. Methods: Cross-sectional study design and convenience sampling, was used to recruit adult hypertensive patients, attending Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria. Interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to obtain data on self-management components. SPSS version 21.0 was used to analyze data, with p-value set at 0.05. Result: One hundred and seven (107) respondents, had mean age of 49.0 +/- 12.0 years. Mean value for self-management was 3.15 +/- 0.55, comprising self-integration (3.06 +/- 0.36), self-regulation (3.32 +/- 0.63), self-monitoring (3.29 +/- 0.84) and adherence to regimen (3.15 +/- 0.55). Most components of self-management, had high levels of mean score. Respondents that were less than 40 years, compared with those that were more than 40 years, had greater mean values for self-integration (3.37 vs 3.05), but significantly lesser values for all other components (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Young hypertensives had poor levels of most components of self-management. There is urgent need for health educational programs on self-management of hypertension among young people in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Hypertension, self-management, self-integration, self-regulation, adherence, Nigeria
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