Nurses’ Knowledge of Hypertension in Sudan Heart Center, Khartoum (2021): A Cross-Sectional Study
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Background: Hypertension is a prevalent chronic health issue associated with significant health
hazards, ranking as a major contributor to mortality in both developed and developing nations.
Aim of the Study: To study Nurses’ Knowledge of Hypertension in Sudan Heart Center, Khartoum, 2021.
Method: A hospital-based study with a descriptive cross-sectional design was carried out at Sudan
Heart Center between January and May 2021. It involved 40 nurses; the information was gathered
through the administration of a structured questionnaire. The data was processed using the SPSS
program version (23).
Results: The socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents indicated that 60.0% were between
20-25 years old, 35.0% were between 26-30 years old, 5.0% were over 30 years old, while the
information indicated that 70.0% were female and 30.0% were male, out of the participants, 90.0%
had obtained a bachelor’s degree, while 10.0% had achieved a master’s degree in terms of their
educational level, 45.0% had less than one-year’ experience, 10.0% had more than 5 years’
experience, the total knowledge of hypertension is 45.0% of the respondents have poor knowledge,
37.0% of them have fair knowledge, and(17.0%) have good knowledge.
Conclusions: The study reflect clear outlook about nurse’s knowledge regarding hypertension the
overall nurses examine by questionnaire the result show good level of knowledge(17.5%), poor level
of knowledge(45.0%), and fair knowledge is(37.5%).
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