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Objectives: are to assess the dietary habit for patient with Hypertension, to find out association between the dietary habit for Hypertensive patient and their selected demographic Characteristics of age, gender, level of education, duration of hype…
Objectives: are to assess the dietary habit for patient with Hypertension, to find out association between the dietary habit for Hypertensive patient and their selected demographic Characteristics of age, gender, level of education, duration of hypertension, economic state, and residency, and to find out association between the dietary habit for Hypertensive patient and their selected clinical Characteristics of disease duration, diabetic mellitus, high level of cholesterol, heart diseases, and other diseases. Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional design study was conducted in Al-Najaf City in Iraq at Al-Sadder Medical City. the Al-Sadr Medical city. Start form November 2, 2014 to April 2, 2015. In orders to Assess the dietary habit within hypertensive Patient at AlSadr medical city. A non-probability (Convenience) sample of (100) of patient those who are coming to outpatient clinic Al-Sadder Medical city for hypertension checkup.The data were collected through the utilization of the semi-structured questionnaire. Questionnaire format was modified for greater ease of understanding and clarity by using the English version of the questionnaire for all those subject who were included in the study sample, and it is consist three parts, Part 1 consisted of (10) items, Part 2 comprised of (5) items, and part 3 consist of (7) items. Results: The results revealed that more of the study samples (56%) have good dietary habit and (44%) have bad habit at cut- off point (0.66). There was non-significant relationship between the overall assessment and all the demographic data at p-value more than 0.05, except with the study subjects (Occupation, level of education, and monthly income), also the study results indicate that there is a significant relationship at p-value less than 0.05. There was non-significant relationship between the overall assessment and all the clinical data at p-value more than 0.05, except with the study subjects (Duration of hypertension, Restricted to take medication time on time), the study results indicate that there is a significant relationship at p-value less than 0.05
Conclusion: The majority of hypertensive patient is female and house wife according to study sample, with age group (51-60) years old, the most of the study sample no able to read and write (46%), Most the study sample have family history and no smoker or alcohol intake, Most of the study sample not have any chronic diseases like (diabetic mellitus, high cholesterol level, and heart disease),Most of hypertensive patient have good dietary habit. The study confirm that non-significant association between the dietary habit and their demographic data except (Occupation, level of education, and monthly income) the study results indicate that there is a significant, also the study show non-significant association between the dietary habit and their clinical data except (Duration of hypertension, Restricted to take medication time on time), the study results indicate that there is a significant. Recommendation: The study recommends that the Health education and counseling programmers for both patients and the public should be developed in order to increase awareness regarding causes, consequences, prevention and control of hypertension. Health policy should focus on measures to control blood pressure through life style modification and community health education. Fruit and ve etables consumption should be encouraged and promoted, while salt and fat consumption shuld be discouraged.
