The effects of health teaching on the level of compliance of hypertensive clients regarding the utilization of different garlic preparations in Barangay Maliksi 3 and Talaba 1, Bacoor, Cavite

Date of Completion

2006

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Keywords

Hypertension, Garlic, Alternative Medicine Health Education

Abstract

This study was undertaken to determine the effects of health teaching regarding the utilization of different garlic preparations on the level of compliance of hypertensive clients in Barangays Maliksi 3 and Talaba 1 Bacoor, Cavite. SPECIFIC: 1.To the profile of known hypertensive clients in Barangays Maliksi 3 and Talaba 1, Bacoor, Cavite in terms of age, gender, civil status, educational attainment, religion, employment status, family monthly income, activities of daily living, disease duration and consultation? 2.To determine the level of compliance of hypertensive clients who are exposed and not exposed to the health teaching regarding the utilization of different garlic preparations? 3. To determine the significant differences in the level of compliance of hypertensive clients when grouped according to age, gender, civil status, educational attainment, religion, employment status, monthly family income, activities of daily living, consultation and disease duration between those who are exposed and not exposed to intervention? 4.To determine the significant differences in the level of compliance of hypertensive clients who are exposed and not exposed to health teaching regarding the utilization of different garlic preparations? 5.To determine the change on the level of compliance of hypertensive clients on the treatment group before and after intervention? Out of twenty (20) respondents most were males, with age ranging from 41-47 yrs. Old. Catholic, married, had attained secondary level of education, living in active life, self-employed and are earning P10, 000 and below monthly. Concerning their disease, most of the respondents had known the occurrence of their hypertension for adult 1-2 yrs. And their modes of consultation to the health center or a medical practitioner varied from regular to irregular. 2. Respondents who have been exposed to intervention have higher level pf compliance that those respondents who have not t been exposed to intervention.3. There were to significant differences in the level of compliance of hypertensive clients when grouped according to age, gender, civil status, educational attainment, religion, employment status, family monthly income, consultation and disease duration. On the other hand, it was found out that activities of daily living had a significant effect on the respondents' level of compliance specifically on the treatment group, which was exposed to intervention.4.There was a significant difference in the level of compliance of hypertensive clients regarding the utilization of different garlic preparations after health teaching between those who are exposed and not exposed to intervention. The mean of the posttest of the treatment group was higher than the mean of the posttest of the control, which only indicated higher rate of compliance to those who were exposed to intervention than those who were not. 5.There was a change on the level of compliance of hypertensive clients on the treatment group before and after intervention. The mean of the treatment group during the posttest was higher compared to the mean of the result in the pretest. This only implied that health teaching had been very effective and differences in results are highly significant.

Comments

Call Number: TH NM 06 42

Location: Research Commons

This document is currently not available here.

Share

COinS