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Table 2 Knowledge and attitudes toward blood pressure

From: Hypertension and hypertension-related disease in Mongolia; findings of a national knowledge, attitudes and practices study

  

Reported as ‘never heard ‘blood pressure’ before’

Perceived high blood pressure as a risk to health

Aware of three main organs at risk from BP

Blood pressure screening perceived as important

Aware that salt can affect and raise blood pressure

  

n (% of Total)

MOR*

n (% of Total)

MOR*

n (% of Total)

MOR*

n (% of Total)

MOR*

n (% of Total)

MOR*

Total (3450)**

 

601 (17.4)

 

2701 (78.4)

 

1919 (54.2)

 

3327 (96.4)

 

2518 (71.1)

 

Gender

Male (1413)

299 (21.2)

1.5 (1.2-1.8)

1047 (74.2)

1

689 (48.8)

1

1335 (94.5)

1

937 (66.3)

1

Female (2037)

302 (14.9)

1

1654 (81.3)

1.4 (1.2-1.6)

1230 (60.4)

1.4 (1.2-1.7)

1992 (97.8)

2.5 (1.7-3.8)

1581 (77.6)

1.6 (1.1-2.3)

Urbanicity

Rural (1713)

275 (15.8)

1

1347 (77.7)

1

943 (54.3)

1

1658 (95.5)

1

1232 (70.9)

1

Urban (1737)

326 (19.0)

1.1 (0.9-1.4)

1354 (79.0)

1.2 (1.1-1.5)

976 (57.0)

1.2 (1.1-1.4)

1669 (97.4)

1.8 (1.2-2.7)

1286 (75.1)

1.2 (1.1-1.4)

Age

15-24 (1100)

290 (26.9)

6.2 (3.9-9.8)

726 (67.3)

1

372 (34.5)

1

1010 (93.7)

1

657 (59.7)

1

 

25-34 (721)

163 (22.5)

4.7 (3.1-7.0)

543 (74.9)

1.2 (0.9-1.6)

376 (51.9)

1.4 (0.8-2.6)

699 (96.4)

1.4 (0.8-.24)

492 (68.2)

1.03 (0.6-1.9)

 

35-44 (630)

79 (12.4)

2.4 (1.7-3.4)

538 (84.2)

2.2 (1.6-3.0)

408 (63.8)

1.3 (0.7-2.3)

624 (97.7)

2.0 (0.9-3.9)

512 (81.3)

2.1 (1.0-4.1)

 

45-54 (507)

38 (7.6)

1.1 (0.8-1.4)

444 (88.6)

3.4 (2.4-4.8)

372 (74.3)

1.7 (0.9-3.4)

492 (98.2)

2.6 (1.0-5.9)

412 (81.2)

2.2 (1.2-4.6)

 

55-64 (492)

31 (6.1)

1

450 (88.8)

3.4 (2.3-5.0)

391 (77.1)

3.1 (1.3-7.4)

502 (99.0)

8.0 (2.1-17.4)

445 (90.4)

3.2 (1.4-7.0)

Education

Primary or less (219)

61 (27.9)

4.1 (2.6-6.3)

162 (74.0)

1

116 (53.0)

1

209 (95.4)

1

165 (75.3)

1

Secondary School (2088)

444 (21.3)

1.8 (1.3-2.6)

1559 (74.7)

1.2 (0.9-1.7)

1047 (50.1)

1.1 (0.8-1.5)

2010 (96.3)

1.9 (1.0-4.0)

1448 (69.3)

0.9 (0.6-1.8)

Tertiary (1143)

96 (8.4)

1

980 (85.9)

1.9 (1.3-2.9)

756 (66.1)

1.7 (1.2-2.3)

1108 (96.9)

1.6 (0.8-3.7)

903 (79.2)

1.3 (0.9-1.8)

Employment

Student (717)

186 (25.9)

2.2 (1.7-3.1)

478 (66.9)

1

224 (31.2)

1

667 (93.0)

1

443 (60.4)

1

Employed (1503)

202 (13.4)

1.4 (1.0-1.8)

1230 (81.9)

1.2 (0.9-1.7)

923 (61.4)

1.5 (0.7-2.9)

1462 (97.3)

1.1 (0.5-2.4)

1129 (75.1)

1.8 (1.4-2.2)

Unemployed (508)

124 (24.4)

2.5 (1.8-3.4)

383 (75.4)

0.9 (0.7-1.3)

274 (53.9)

1.5 (0.8-2.8)

491 (96.7)

1.3 (0.7-2.6)

363 (71.5)

1.5 (1.2-2.2)

 

Home Maker/Retired (697)

80 (11.5)

1

595 (85.4)

1.9 (1.3-2.9)

486 (69.7)

1.7 (1.0-3.1)

682 (97.8)

1.7 (0.9-3.1)

576 (82.6)

2.2 (1.8-3.0)

  1. * Multivariate odds ratios, adjusted for gender, urbanicity, age, educational level and employment status.
  2. ** Disaggregated sample sizes given may vary slightly for each question.