Introduction:

hypertension is a chronic non-communicable disease, and a risk factor, to morbidity and mortality due to cardiovascular diseases.

Objective:

modify level of knowledge about arterial hypertension in workers with risk factors at schools in Villa Nueva and Sanfield.

Methods:

a quasi-experimental study of an educational intervention type on arterial hypertension in workers with risk factors was carried out in schools from November 2020 to March 2021. The population was 230, and the sample 115, through purposive sampling. Descriptive statistic was used with absolute frequency and percentage calculation.

Results:

about the educational level, the university finished prevailed. About the knowledge about definition, before the intervention, 46,09 % had inadequate answers, then was 6,96 %, about risk factors, there were 51 with inadequate answers, then, only three. About healthy lifestyles, there were 63 inadequate answers before, which was reduced to five. Regarding clinical manifestations, 43,48 % did not know them, then all answered correctly. Only 10 people knew about the minimum check-up frequency, which was modified after. In terms of complications, before only 22 gave an inadequate response, which decreased to three. Conclusions: it was possible that the workers with risk factors to develop the disease, dominate the aspects to prevent its appearance.

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