Title

Knowledge, attitude, practice in hypertension management and their association with blood pressure control: A cross-sectional study

Authors

Harshitha Kumar¹, Midha Mehmood Shaikh², Rajesh Dehankar³,* & Aisha Mohammed Kutty⁴

Affiliation

¹Department of OHC, UR Lifecare Patholab & Clinic, Lingarajapuram, Bangalore, Karnataka, India; ²Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Bharati Vidyapeeth medical college, Pune, India; ³Department of Anatomy, Professor, NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences & RC and Lata Mangeshkar Hospital, Nagpur, India; ⁴Department of Oncology and Haematology, Portsmouth University Hospital NHS trust, United Kingdom; *Corresponding author

Email

Harshitha Kumar - E-mail: drharshithakumar@gmail.com; Phone: +91 6366303965

 Midha Mehmood Shaikh - E-mail: midhashaikh4712@gmail.com; Phone: +91 7666377358

 Rajesh Dehankar - E-mail: rajeshdehankar1973@gmail.com

 Aisha Mohammed Kutty - E-mail: draishamkutty@gmail.com;  Phone: +44 7554462888

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received April 1, 2026; Revised April 30, 2026; Accepted April 30, 2026, Published April 30, 2026

Abstract

Inadequate patient understanding of hypertension remains a major barrier to optimal blood pressure control. Therefore, it is of interest to evaluate knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) related to hypertension management among 150 adults receiving antihypertensive therapy and examined its association with objectively measured blood pressure. A validated 25-item KAP questionnaire was administered and blood pressure was measured using a standardized protocol. Only 38% demonstrated good knowledge, 46% showed positive attitudes and 43% reported appropriate practices. Mean systolic and diastolic blood pressures were 142.3 ± 15.1 mmHg and 89.5 ± 10.3 mmHg, respectively. Total KAP scores showed significant inverse correlations with systolic (r = 0.39) and diastolic (r = –0.34) blood pressure (p < 0.05). Thus, we show that better patient understanding is associated with improved blood pressure control and support the need for structured education and monitoring strategies.

Keywords

Hypertension, patient knowledge, blood pressure monitoring, adherence, lifestyle modification

Citation

Kumar et al. Bioinformation 22(4): 2328-2331 (2026)

Edited by

A Prashanth

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.