Health promotion for hypertension: Knowledge, attitude, practise and perceptions of physiotherapists from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Health promotion for hypertension: Knowledge, attitude, practise and perceptions of physiotherapists from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Magister Scientiae (Physiotherapy) - MSc(Physio) === Background: Hypertension is a risk factor for both cerebrovascular accidents and cardiovascular diseases, holistic and cost effective measure are called upon to reduce its impact on society. One of the methods advocated for achieving this is healt...

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Main Author: Kalegele, Mwengengwa
Other Authors: Steyl, Tania
Language:en
Published: University of the Western Cape 2019
Subjects:
Health promotion
Hypertension
Physiotherapists
Stroke
Perception
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6854
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spelling ndltd-netd.ac.za-oai-union.ndltd.org-uwc-oai-etd.uwc.ac.za-11394-68542019-07-19T03:12:46Z Health promotion for hypertension: Knowledge, attitude, practise and perceptions of physiotherapists from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania Kalegele, Mwengengwa Steyl, Tania Health promotion Hypertension Physiotherapists Stroke Perception Magister Scientiae (Physiotherapy) - MSc(Physio) Background: Hypertension is a risk factor for both cerebrovascular accidents and cardiovascular diseases, holistic and cost effective measure are called upon to reduce its impact on society. One of the methods advocated for achieving this is health promotion. Therefore, health professionals, including physiotherapists, are called upon to redirect their health care management approaches towards preventative care. Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice as well as to explore the perceptions of physiotherapists regarding their role in the management of hypertension in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. 2019-06-07T09:08:33Z 2019-06-07T09:08:33Z 2018 http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6854 en University of the Western Cape University of the Western Cape
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topic Health promotion
Hypertension
Physiotherapists
Stroke
Perception
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Hypertension
Physiotherapists
Stroke
Perception
Kalegele, Mwengengwa
Health promotion for hypertension: Knowledge, attitude, practise and perceptions of physiotherapists from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
description Magister Scientiae (Physiotherapy) - MSc(Physio) === Background: Hypertension is a risk factor for both cerebrovascular accidents and cardiovascular diseases, holistic and cost effective measure are called upon to reduce its impact on society. One of the methods advocated for achieving this is health promotion. Therefore, health professionals, including physiotherapists, are called upon to redirect their health care management approaches towards preventative care. Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge, attitude and practice as well as to explore the perceptions of physiotherapists regarding their role in the management of hypertension in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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Kalegele, Mwengengwa
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title Health promotion for hypertension: Knowledge, attitude, practise and perceptions of physiotherapists from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
title_short Health promotion for hypertension: Knowledge, attitude, practise and perceptions of physiotherapists from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
title_full Health promotion for hypertension: Knowledge, attitude, practise and perceptions of physiotherapists from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
title_fullStr Health promotion for hypertension: Knowledge, attitude, practise and perceptions of physiotherapists from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
title_full_unstemmed Health promotion for hypertension: Knowledge, attitude, practise and perceptions of physiotherapists from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
title_sort health promotion for hypertension: knowledge, attitude, practise and perceptions of physiotherapists from dar es salaam, tanzania
publisher University of the Western Cape
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