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Assessment of Egyptian Adult’s Knowledge and Perspectives on Hypertension and the Role of Capsicum, Turmeric & Garlic to Control It: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Last updated: 23 Dec 2024

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Clinical trials and cohort studies, with an emphasis on methods for assessing dietary exposures

Abstract

Hypertension is one of the avoidable diseases, prevention can be done by adopting healthy eating habits. There is growing interest in using alternative plants and herbal as medicines to treat and prevent hypertension. The study aims to explore the knowledge of Egyptian adults about hypertension and their perspectives to control it by consumption of capsicum, garlic, and turmeric. Methods: a cross-sectional study. The 1008 participants need to fill anonymous questionnaire (Google form). They answer questions related to sociodemographic characteristics, history of hypertension, dietary habits, and use of turmeric, capsicum, and garlic to control hypertension. The study revealed (76.1 %) had a positive family history of hypertension. The prevalence of hypertension was (18.9%) in the studied group as perceived. Their knowledge about hypertension was from reading (39.3%) and social media (30.4%).  (31 %) reported a reduction of salt intake to control hypertension. (30.9%) of the studied group trusted natural remedies to control BP. Participants who consume chili, garlic, and turmeric regularly noticed changes in their blood pressure (25 %, 35 %, 37.5 %) respectively. There was a significant association between the frequency of garlic, chili, and turmeric consumed and a change in blood pressure P ≤ 0.05. Conclusion: knowledge about hypertension was from reading and social media, changing dietary habits such as decreasing salt intake, and trust in herbs such as chili, garlic, and turmeric to control hypertension. Regular consumption of herbs may have a potential effect in lowering blood pressure, further studies are recommended.

DOI

10.21608/bnni.2023.310137

Keywords

Hypertension, Garlic, Capsicum, Turmeric, Dietary habits

Authors

First Name

Sara

Last Name

Heikal

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A

Affiliation

Public Health and Community Medicine, Cairo University

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Cairo

Orcid

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First Name

Mona

Last Name

Hussein

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AA

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internal medicine National Institute of Diabetes and Endocrinology. Cairo

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Cairo

Orcid

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First Name

Safaa

Last Name

Tawfik

MiddleName

A

Affiliation

Childhood Studies -National Nutrition Institute -Cairo

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Cairo

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First Name

Shereen

Last Name

Hussein

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E

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Public Health and Community Medicine, Cairo University

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Cairo

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Volume

62

Article Issue

2

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42671

Issue Date

2023-12-01

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2023-07-29

Publish Date

2023-12-01

Page Start

33

Page End

52

Print ISSN

1110-0974

Online ISSN

2537-0987

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BNNI_Volume 62_Issue 2_Pages 33-52.pdf

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Bulletin of the National Nutrition Institute of the Arab Republic of Egypt

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Assessment of Egyptian Adult’s Knowledge and Perspectives on Hypertension and the Role of Capsicum, Turmeric & Garlic to Control It: A Cross-Sectional Study

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23 Dec 2024