Knowledge, attitude and practice towards salt intake of its associated factors among hypertensive Felda Residence in Terengganu
Hypertension in Malaysia, where at least one out of three Malaysian adults has hypertension, is a significant contributor to cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, this cross-sectional study focus to determine the prevalence of hypertension and the association of socio-demographic, anthropometry stat...
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| author | Wan Ain Nadirah Che Wan Mansor, Sakinah Harith, Che Suhaili Che Taha, Ong, Ying Qian |
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| description | Hypertension in Malaysia, where at least one out of three Malaysian adults has hypertension, is a significant contributor
to cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, this cross-sectional study focus to determine the prevalence of hypertension and the
association of socio-demographic, anthropometry status, blood pressure, and Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP)
towards salt intake with hypertension among participants in FELDA’s residence in Terengganu, Malaysia. About 94
participants from three FELDA’s in Terengganu participated in this study. The data were analyzed by SPSS. The prevalence
of hypertension in this study was 39.4%. The majority of participants were females (60.6%) with a mean age of 50.3
(12.0) years old. The KAP questionnaire is given to hypertensive participants. All participants had good knowledge of salt
intake. Meanwhile, the majority of the participants in the hypertensive group (70.3%) had a good attitude towards the salt
intake. For the practice questions, 56.8% were categorized as lack of practice. The analysis revealed variables that significant
with hypertension were aged (p=0.001), body mass index (BMI) (p=0.001), and waist circumference (p=0.001). There is
also a significant association between diastolic blood pressure with gender (p=0.003). This evidence would be useful for an
intervention program aimed at improving awareness, thereby reducing the incidence of hypertension among the FELDA
communities. |
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| spelling | oai:generic.eprints.org:188222022-06-24T00:54:58Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/18822/ Knowledge, attitude and practice towards salt intake of its associated factors among hypertensive Felda Residence in Terengganu Wan Ain Nadirah Che Wan Mansor, Sakinah Harith, Che Suhaili Che Taha, Ong, Ying Qian Hypertension in Malaysia, where at least one out of three Malaysian adults has hypertension, is a significant contributor to cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, this cross-sectional study focus to determine the prevalence of hypertension and the association of socio-demographic, anthropometry status, blood pressure, and Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) towards salt intake with hypertension among participants in FELDA’s residence in Terengganu, Malaysia. About 94 participants from three FELDA’s in Terengganu participated in this study. The data were analyzed by SPSS. The prevalence of hypertension in this study was 39.4%. The majority of participants were females (60.6%) with a mean age of 50.3 (12.0) years old. The KAP questionnaire is given to hypertensive participants. All participants had good knowledge of salt intake. Meanwhile, the majority of the participants in the hypertensive group (70.3%) had a good attitude towards the salt intake. For the practice questions, 56.8% were categorized as lack of practice. The analysis revealed variables that significant with hypertension were aged (p=0.001), body mass index (BMI) (p=0.001), and waist circumference (p=0.001). There is also a significant association between diastolic blood pressure with gender (p=0.003). This evidence would be useful for an intervention program aimed at improving awareness, thereby reducing the incidence of hypertension among the FELDA communities. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2021 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/18822/1/125-133%2B%2B%2BSakinah%2BHarith.pdf Wan Ain Nadirah Che Wan Mansor, and Sakinah Harith, and Che Suhaili Che Taha, and Ong, Ying Qian (2021) Knowledge, attitude and practice towards salt intake of its associated factors among hypertensive Felda Residence in Terengganu. Malaysian Applied Biology, 50 (2). pp. 125-133. ISSN 0126-8643 https://jms.mabjournal.com/index.php/mab/issue/view/36 |
| spellingShingle | Wan Ain Nadirah Che Wan Mansor, Sakinah Harith, Che Suhaili Che Taha, Ong, Ying Qian Knowledge, attitude and practice towards salt intake of its associated factors among hypertensive Felda Residence in Terengganu |
| title | Knowledge, attitude and practice towards salt intake of its associated factors among hypertensive Felda Residence in Terengganu |
| title_full | Knowledge, attitude and practice towards salt intake of its associated factors among hypertensive Felda Residence in Terengganu |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge, attitude and practice towards salt intake of its associated factors among hypertensive Felda Residence in Terengganu |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge, attitude and practice towards salt intake of its associated factors among hypertensive Felda Residence in Terengganu |
| title_short | Knowledge, attitude and practice towards salt intake of its associated factors among hypertensive Felda Residence in Terengganu |
| title_sort | knowledge, attitude and practice towards salt intake of its associated factors among hypertensive felda residence in terengganu |
| url | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/18822/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/18822/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/18822/1/125-133%2B%2B%2BSakinah%2BHarith.pdf |