Table 2 Knowledge of risk factors of hypertension in intervention and comparison districts
Knowledge of risk factors | ||||||
| Â | Comparison district | Intervention district | Overall | |||
Number of risk factors respondent knows | ||||||
 0 | 585 | 63.2% | 479 | 58.4% | 1064 | 60.1% |
 1 | 172 | 18.6% | 129 | 15.7% | 301 | 17.3% |
 2 | 115 | 12.4% | 141 | 17.2% | 256 | 14.7% |
 3 | 35 | 3.8% | 51 | 6.2% | 86 | 4.9% |
 4 | 12 | 1.3% | 14 | 1.7% | 26 | 4.9% |
 5 | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.5% | 26 | 1.5% |
 6 | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 7 | 0.4% |
 7 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 0.2% |
 8 | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% |
Knows alcohol as a risk factor | Comparison | Intervention | Â | Overall | Â | Â |
 No | 779 | 66.6% | 666 | 57.1% | 1445 | 61.8% |
 Yes | 146 | 12.5% | 154 | 13.2% | 300 | 12.8% |
 N/A | 245 | 20.9% | 347 | 29.7% | 592 | 25.3% |
Knows lack of exercise as a risk factor | ||||||
 No | 891 | 76.1% | 775 | 66.4% | 1666 | 71.3% |
 Yes | 34 | 2.9% | 45 | 3.9% | 79 | 3.4% |
 N/A | 245 | 20.9% | 347 | 29.7% | 592 | 25.3% |
Knows lack of fruit as a risk factor | ||||||
 No | 917 | 78.4% | 806 | 69.1% | 1723 | 73.7% |
 Yes | 8 | 0.7% | 14 | 1.2% | 22 | 0.9% |
 N/A | 245 | 20.9% | 347 | 29.7% | 592 | 25.3% |
Knows lack of vegetable as a risk factor | ||||||
 No | 917 | 78.4% | 805 | 69.0% | 1722 | 73.7% |
 Yes | 8 | 0.7% | 15 | 1.3% | 23 | 1.0% |
 N/A | 245 | 20.9% | 347 | 29.7% | 592 | 25.3% |
Knows salt as a risk factor | ||||||
 No | 830 | 70.9% | 719 | 61.6% | 1549 | 66.3% |
 Yes | 95 | 8.1% | 101 | 8.7% | 196 | 8.4% |
 N/A | 245 | 20.9% | 347 | 29.7% | 592 | 25.3% |
Knows obesity as a risk factor | ||||||
 No | 896 | 76.6% | 794 | 68.0% | 1690 | 72.3% |
 Yes | 29 | 2.5% | 26 | 2.2% | 55 | 2.4% |
 N/A | 245 | 20.9% | 347 | 29.7% | 592 | 25.3% |
Received messages about heart health | ||||||
 Received none | 320 | 34.7% | 336 | 41.9% | 656 | 38.0% |
 In community | 108 | 11.7% | 92 | 11.5% | 200 | 11.6% |
 Through media | 319 | 34.6% | 207 | 25.8% | 526 | 30.5% |
 Health centre or doctor | 176 | 19.1% | 167 | 20.8% | 343 | 19.9% |
How important to you is lowering the salt/sodium in your diet | ||||||
 Not at all important | 111 | 9.5% | 134 | 11.5% | 245 | 10.5% |
 Somewhat important | 217 | 18.6% | 260 | 22.4% | 477 | 20.5% |
 Very important | 836 | 71.8% | 769 | 66.1% | 1605 | 69.0% |