dc.contributor.advisor | Haque, Munima | |
dc.contributor.author | Zeba, Suhala Ashraf | |
dc.contributor.author | Islam, Md Samiul | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-08-13T06:36:58Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-08-13T06:36:58Z | |
dc.date.copyright | ©2024 | |
dc.date.issued | 2024-03 | |
dc.identifier.other | ID 20336010 | |
dc.identifier.other | ID 20336017 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10361/23752 | |
dc.description | This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Biotechnology, 2024. | en_US |
dc.description | Catalogued from PDF version of thesis. | |
dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (pages 44-59). | |
dc.description.abstract | Bangladesh is currently facing the epidemiological transition from communicable diseases to
non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Rural people are more vulnerable due to their poor
healthcare accessibility. Although hypertension (HTN) is preventable, the issue is not that
emphasized in rural areas. The current study was conducted during the second half of 2023
among rural adults to assess the level of health practices along with their determinants
regarding the prevention of HTN. It was a cross-sectional study among 355 participants
selected through multi-stage sampling. Data were collected through face-to-face interviews
using a semi-structured questionnaire developed based on the objectives. The mean age of the
respondents was 41.5 years and more than two-thirds (66.8%) of the respondents were males.
The majority (84.8%) of the respondents were Muslims. The average monthly family income
was around 19000 Taka. The findings indicated a predominant lack of adequate knowledge,
unfavorable attitudes, and poor health practices concerning hypertension prevention among
the study population. Socioeconomic factors such as gender disparity, monthly family income
and educational status, along with regional variations, significantly influenced health
behaviors (p<0.05). Besides the background issues, knowledge, attitude, and self-control
were found to be significantly associated with health practices regarding HTN prevention
(p<0.05). The average score of practice regarding HTN prevention increased gradually with
the level of knowledge and attitude. Policymakers should give more emphasis on community
awareness to ensure healthy practices regarding HTN prevention. | en_US |
dc.description.statementofresponsibility | Suhala Ashraf Zeba | |
dc.description.statementofresponsibility | Md Samiul Islam | |
dc.format.extent | 96 pages | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Brac University | en_US |
dc.rights | Brac University theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. | |
dc.subject | Hypertension | en_US |
dc.subject | Noncommunicable diseases | en_US |
dc.subject | HTN | en_US |
dc.subject | Rural adults | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Hypertension--Bangladesh--Prevention | |
dc.title | Health practices among rural adults regarding prevention of Hypertension | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Department of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Brac University | |
dc.description.degree | B. Biotechnology | |