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Teisovinuo Semou; Sandra Roshni Monteiro; Meena Hariharan; Meera Padhy; Usha Chivukula – Health Education Journal, 2025
Background: This study aimed to establish the effectiveness of a hypertension knowledge education intervention among Indian adolescents to foster lifestyle changes aimed at preventing hypertension. Methods: The Hypertension Knowledge Test (HKT) was used to assess changes in knowledge using a repeated-measures one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA).…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Hypertension, Knowledge Level
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Lwin, May O.; Malik, Shelly; Kang, Vernon Beng Tat; Chen, Grace Peimin – Health Education Journal, 2018
Objective: This study investigated the extent to which the efficacy of a hypertension awareness programme in Singapore may differ based on age, gender, race and housing type (as proxy for income). Method: Pre- and post-programme survey responses on blood pressure (BP) knowledge and beliefs from 9,960 grade 5 students were assessed. Post-programme…
Descriptors: Hypertension, Health Education, Health Promotion, Gender Differences
National Heart and Lung Inst. (DHHS/NIH), Bethesda, MD. National High Blood Pressure Education Program. – 1980
As part of the National High Blood Pressure Education Program effort, the conference explored the impact of high blood pressure (hypertension) on Native Americans. Participants, including health professionals, health service consumers, and volunteers providing health services to Native Americans, discussed these issues: traditional Native American…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Allied Health Personnel, American Indian Culture, American Indians