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KMID : 0379720090230020285
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Journal of Korean Community Health Nursing Academic Society
2009 Volume.23 No. 2 p.285 ~ p.295
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High Blood Pressure-Related Knowledge and Health Behavior among First-Year College Students
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Jeong Hye-Sun
Yoo Yang-Sook
Cho Ok-Hee
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study surveyed first-year college students on their knowledge of hypertension and their health behavior to obtain basic data necessary to develop hypertension prevention and management programs.
Method: Subjects were 561 first-year students at a college in Chungcheongbuk-do, Korea. Data was collected using a structured questionnaire during the period from 01 October to 08 December 2007. Data analysis involved t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation coefficient using SPSS for Windows.
Results: Of the total subjects, 149 (26.6%) had a family history of hypertension 253 (45.1%) knew their blood pressure, 365 (65.9%) did not measure blood pressure, and 388 (69.1%) were not interested in knowing their blood pressure. Subjects’ knowledge related to hypertension averaged 11.54 points out of 22, hypertension-related health behavior averaged 2.31 points out of 4. With a higher score indicative of increased attention paid to healthy behavior.
Conclusion: Knowledge of blood pressure and characteristics of hypertension and management of both blood pressure and hypertension can be inadequate in first-year college students. Increased knowledge of hypertension may lead to better health behavior.
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KEYWORD
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Hypertension, Knowledge, Compliance
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