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Knowledge on Preventive Measures of Hypertension

NCT04554017 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 345

Last updated 2020-09-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Hypertension among children and adolescents is on the rise in both developed and developing countries. Childhood and adolescent obesity, a key factor for hypertension in this population results largely from unhealthy dietary and physical inactivity behaviours. Adequate knowledge, a component for behavior change, has been found to be crucial to improving one's confidence to tackle these improper behaviours. Despite this, there are gaps in knowledge on hypertension and its risks factors in Ghanaian adolescents. Using an educational intervention (health talk), the study therefore sought to improve knowledge on preventive measures of hypertension among senior high school students in Ghana.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Education/Training

It consisted of a brief overview of hypertension, risk factors, complications and much emphasis placed on the preventive measures (what they include and why it is necessary to practice them).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Garden City University College

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Isaac Nkrumah, Masters · Garden City University College

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
13 Years
Max Age
20 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-03-15
Primary Completion
2020-03-22
Completion
2020-03-22

Countries

  • Ghana

Study Locations

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Diseases

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