Effects of a health education intervention on hypertension-related knowledge, prevention and self-care practices in Nigerian retirees: a quasi-experimental study

• Main Authors: Eyuche L. Ozoemena (Author), Cylia N. Iweama (Author), Olaoluwa S. Agbaje (Author), Prince C. I. Umoke (Author), Osmond C. Ene (Author), Perpetua C. Ofili (Author), Benedicta N. Agu (Author), Charity U. Orisa (Author), Michael Agu (Author), Enejoh Anthony (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Education is vital to increasing knowledge, improving prevention and self-care practices for hypertension in older adults. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of a health education intervention in improving hypertension (HT) knowledge, prevention and self-care practic...