title: Hypertension related knowledge and behaviour associated with awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in a rural hypertensive population: a community based, cross-sectional survey.
abstract: Hypertension-related knowledge and behaviour have been identified as influential factors associated with awareness, treatment and control of hypertension in urban regions. However, there were few studies on rural areas. This study aims to investigate whether hypertension related knowledge and behaviour were associated with hypertension awareness, treatment and control in Gaoyou, a rural area of Jiangsu province, China.
  
  
  
  A cross-sectional, population-based survey was conducted among hypertensive individuals in rural areas of Gaoyou, the south-eastern of China in 2010. We identified 1943 subjects with hypertension among 4536 subjects participated in this study and collected information about medical history, use of medication, hypertension related knowledge and behaviour by a standardized questionnaire.
  
  
  
  This study showed that 41.07% of subjects were aware of their disease, 30.01% of subjects were taking antihypertensive medication and 5.04% of subjects controlled their blood pressure. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that subjects who knew the threshold, the lifelong treatment of hypertension and measured blood pressure at least once a year had better detection, treatment or control of hypertension.
  
  
  
  Hypertension related knowledge and behaviour were associated with awareness, treatment and control rate of hypertension in the rural areas of south-eastern China.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Cardiology , The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , China ;
authors.forename: Shan-Shan
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: a Department of Cardiology , The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , China ;
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: a Department of Cardiology , The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , China ;
authors.forename: Yi-Chao
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.affiliation: a Department of Cardiology , The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , China ;
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lyv
authors.affiliation: a Department of Cardiology , The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , China ;
authors.forename: Hai-Feng
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: a Department of Cardiology , The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , China ;
authors.forename: Wen-Ming
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.affiliation: b The Health Bureau of Gaoyou , Gaoyou , China.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.affiliation: a Department of Cardiology , The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , China ;
authors.forename: Yan-Li
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: a Department of Cardiology , The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , China ;
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: a Department of Cardiology , The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , China ;
authors.forename: Yan-Hui
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Sheng
authors.affiliation: a Department of Cardiology , The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , China ;
authors.forename: Dong-Jie
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: a Department of Cardiology , The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , China ;
authors.forename: Xiang-Qing
authors.initials: XQ
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.affiliation: a Department of Cardiology , The First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University , Nanjing , China ;
authors.forename: Xin-Li
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002681:China; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015995:Prevalence; D012424:Rural Population; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents
keywords: Behavior; hypertension control; hypertension related knowledge; rural areas