Table 6: Awareness of hypertension management techniques.
Hypertension management techniques |
Agree |
Undecided |
Disagree |
Freq. (%) |
Freq. (%) |
Freq. (%) |
|
Balance diet helps prevent/manage hypertension |
143 (95.3) |
5 (3.3) |
2 (1.3) |
Functional foods help the heart in functioning hereby helps to prevent hypertension |
139 (92.7) |
8 (5.3) |
3 (2.0) |
Avoidance of smoking (Nicotine withdrawal) helps prevent hypertension |
114 (76.0) |
24 (16.0) |
12 (8.0) |
Adequate rest helps prevent hypertension |
137 (91.3) |
9 (6.0) |
4 (2.7) |
Regularly exercise helps prevent hypertension |
127 (84.7) |
17 (11.3) |
6 (4.0) |
Loss of weight in cases of overweight helps prevent hypertension |
135 (90.0) |
8 (5.3) |
7 (4.7) |
Low salt intake helps prevent/manage hypertension |
115 (76.7) |
21 (14.0) |
14 (9.3) |
Stress management helps prevent hypertension |
133 (88.7) |
9 (6.0) |
8 (5.3) |
Use of multivitamins helps prevent hypertension |
122 (81.3) |
17 (11.3) |
11 (7.3) |
Regular medical check-ups in the hospital |
145 (96.7) |
3 (2.0) |
2 (1.3) |
Monitoring blood pressure with the sphygmomanometer |
128 (85.3) |
14 (9.3) |
8 (5.3) |
Others (specify) |
- |
- |
- |
Source: Field Survey, 2019.