Abstract

A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF PLANNED TEACHING ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING MANAGEMENT OF HYPERTENSION AMONG EMPLOYEES IN SELECTED GOVERNMENT SECTORS OF SANGLI ,MIRAJ AND KUPWAD CORPORATION

*Regina David Satvekar

Abstract

Hypertension is an iceberg disease. Hypertension is a chronic condition and major public health problem. It can adversely affect the health status of the individual, family and community and directly affects the quality of health and possibly of life. High blood pressure is a major risk factor for hypertensive heart disease, the leading cause of illness and death from high blood pressure is the general population. It is also Associated with other complication like stroke, diabetes, renal failure, dementia, encephalopathy, retinopathy etc. Objectives 1). To assess the knowledge regarding management of Hypertension. 2) To find out the association between knowledge score and selected demographic variable

Keywords: Assess, Knowledge, Planned teaching.