DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2023.v11i04.001

Pages: 672-678

Background: Although hypertension is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, it is largely ignored as a public health issue in developing countries. Objective: The aim of present study is to assess the level of knowledge among urban and rural population regarding risk factors of hypertension and its complications. Method: This cross- sectional study was conducted among 402 sample populations of 202 urban people in Kuratali Mahalla of Kuril area of Dhaka city and 200 rural people in Bakterchor village of Keranigonj Upazila of Dhaka District. Results: In this study (34.7%) were male and (65.3%) were female from urban area and from the rural. The sex ratio of male and female of this study is (49.5%) male and (51.5%) female. In this study only (6.5%) subjects were illiterate, among the literate (40.1%) were in primary level and (27.8%) completed the secondary level. The study found that (64.4%) of the respondents correctly answered the level of Hypertension. As management of Hypertension more than 90% of study subject mentioned regular use of medicine, regular diet control (72.2%) regular walking/exercise (43.8%) and the both. For the prevention of Hypertension (94.5%) respondents showed their opinion to quit smoking, (92.7%) were to take fruits and vegetables and low fat diet they also told to avoid alcohol consumption, Among all the respondents about (58.7%) had poor knowledge, (27.1%) moderate knowledge and (14.2%) had satisfactory knowledge. Conclusion: There was no discernible difference in knowledge between urban and rural residents. More research should be done to investigate the similarities in knowledge between urban and rural populations. To improve knowledge of hypertension, risk factors, and complications, hypertension awareness should be included in primary health care programs for both urban and rural populations.