Table 6 Assessment of health care worker knowledge on hypertension
Category | Number of health workers giving response | |
|---|---|---|
| Â | Nurses | Doctors |
Risk factors | Â | Â |
  Obesity | 13 | 2 |
  High salt intake | 6 | 2 |
  Increasing age | 6 | 0 |
  Alcohol abuse | 3 | 0 |
  Family history | 2 | 1 |
  Being female | 1 | 0 |
Symptoms | Â | Â |
  Headache | 18 | 2 |
  Malaise | 15 | 0 |
  Dizziness | 11 | 2 |
  Palpitations | 7 | 0 |
  Poor vision | 9 | 2 |
  Asymptomatic | 0 | 2 |
Complications | Â | Â |
  Stroke | 19 | 2 |
  Cardiac failure | 8 | 2 |
  Renal failure | 4 | 2 |
  Peripheral neuropathy | 2 | 0 |
  Blindness | 2 | 0 |
  Death | 2 | 0 |