Pre-Experimental Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Hypertension Among Above 30 Years of Age People in Village Dhang (Mangta Plassi) Nalagarh. (Himachal Pradesh)

Hypertension remains an important health challenge. Various factors might have contributed to this rising trend of hypertension. Hypertension is a major global health issue, contributing to 7.5 million deaths annually. Material and method: Quantitative research approach was used for in this study. One group pre-test and post-test research design was adopted for this study. The study was conducted in village Dhang (Mangta Plassi) Tehsil Nalagarh, Distt. Solan). Purposive sampling technique was used to select a 50 sample who fulfil the inclusive criteria. The structured knowledge questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge regarding hypertension.5-Point Likert scale was used to assess the level of attitude regarding hypertension among above 30 years of age people. The study findings revealed that paired "t" value for knowledge was (18.6) for attitude was (12.61) which was significant at p < 0.05. There was a positive correlation (r=0.7) between the knowledge and attitude of hypertension among above 30 years of age people. The findings revealed that after structured teaching programme the majority of participants gained knowledge and had favourable attitude regarding hypertension.