Hypertension, knowledge, attitudes, and practices of primary care physicians in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

ABSTRACT: We examined the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of primary care doctors in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia using a recently developed World Hypertension League survey. The survey was administered as part of a quality assurance initiative to enhance hypertension control. A total of 577 surveys were distributed and 467 were completed (81% response rate). The respondents had an average age of 35 years and 90.1% were female. Knowledge of hypertension epidemiology was low (13.5% of questions answered correctly); 31% of clinical practice questions had correct answers and confidence in performing specific tasks to improve hypertension control had 63.2% "desirable/correct" answers. Primary care doctors mostly had a positive attitude toward hypertension management (76.5% desirable/correct answers) and hi

SUBMITTER: Myanganbayar M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8030928 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature