Alessandro Demaio|Otgontuya Dugee|Maximilian de Courten|Ib Christian Bygbjerg|Enkhtuya Palam|Dan Wolf Meyrowitsch|Janchiv Oyunbileg
Hypertension and hypertension-related disease in Mongolia; findings of a national knowledge, attitudes and practices study
University of Copenhagen|Ministry of Health|University of Copenhagen|University of Copenhagen|Ministry of Health|University of Copenhagen|Ministry of Health
mongolia high increasing burden hypertension related disease cardiovascular diseases among leading causes death yet little known knowledge attitudes practices mongolian population regards blood pressure mind national noncommunicable diseases knowledge attitudes practices survey blood pressure implemented late 2010 paper reports findings researchusing multistage random cluster sampling method 3450 participant households selected across mongolia survey intervieweradministered included demographic socioeconomic questions sample size calculated using methods aligned world health organization steps surveysone fifth participants reported never heard term blood pressure absence health knowledge significantly higher men particularly younger men majority participants recognised high blood pressure threat health higher level risk awareness among urban individuals education level older age generally associated heightened knowledge risk perception roughly seven ten participants aware relationship salt blood pressure exploring barriers screening participants rated lack perceived importance main deterring factor among fellow mongolians overall participants perceived medication exercise interventions moderately effective preventing high blood pressurerural populations younger populations men less educated populations lower levels knowledge risk perception regarding hypertension present vulnerable related health outcomes research intimates major health knowledge gaps subpopulations within mongolia regarding healthrisks related hypertension