Purpose: to study the knowledge of risk factors morbidity and mortality from arterial hypertension in leaders primary care medical institution. Materials and Methods: the study materials were the results of the survey of managers of public health. Department of Social Medicine, organization and management of health care and medical – social assessment questionnaire was developed “What factors influence the morbidity and mortality from hypertension. ” Total 20 questions. Methods: statistical, expert assessments, questionnaires. Results. In the course of the study and analysis of risk factors that have health care organizers and their knowledge relative to approved standards, showed that 30% of respondents had been a periodic increase in blood pressure. 72% of respondents are risk factors of hypertension. Only 19. 7% of respondents are concerned about their health permanently. More than half of respondents did not know the target numbers of blood pressure, cholesterol, waist circumference standards, BMI. Analysis of risk factors influencing the incidence and mortality from hypertension, according to the respondents showed that provides the largest share of influence, heredity (85. 3%), emotional stress (83. 3%), followed by overweight (80. 3%) alcohol abuse (59. 9%), smoking (77. 2%), irregular sleep (51. 5%). Correctly answer the question that target blood pressure (less then 139/89 mm Hg) only 37% of respondents. 63% said that the target blood pressure should be 120/80 mm Hg. According to respondents target BP levels in patients with diabetes, kidney disease should be 120 70 mm Hg (55. 1%), 130/80 mm Hg (25. 9%) and 110/60 mm. Hg (18. 2%). Of the people surveyed 77. 3% are worried about their health “occasionally” and only 22. 7% – all the time. The reason for this attitude in 71. 9% of cases, there is insufficient time in 28. 1% of laziness. The study also found that respondents are not sufficiently monitor the level of cholesterol in the blood (62. 1%) and only 37. 9% being watched constantly. Knowledge of respondents regarding the acceptable level of cholesterol in the blood showed that 48. 8% of respondents indicated that cholesterol should be less than 4. 5 mmol/L, 44. 2% – 4. 5-5. 2 mmol/l and 7% – 5. 2-7. 0 mmol/l. According to the survey 30. 3% of respondents did not use alcohol, use once a month – 43. 9%, once a week – 15. 2%. Body mass index had fewer 20-25 – in 25. 8% of respondents, 25-30 – 55. 3%, more than 30 – 18. 9%. Desirable BMI according to respondents, should be 20-25 in 68 % of cases, 25-30 in 32%. Of all the people surveyed 18. 2% had a waist -70 cm, 33. 3% had a waist size of 80 cm , 22% – 90 cm ., More than 90 cm -28,5%. Their level of physical activity 65. 2% of the respondents rated as adequate and 33. 3% – as insufficient. Conclusion. Thus, the study and analysis of the risk factors that have health care organizers and their knowledge against the agreed standards , found that among the people surveyed in 30% of cases there is a periodic increase in blood pressure, 72% of respondents have risk factors for hypertension. Only 19. 7% of respondents are concerned about their health permanently. More than half of respondents did not know the target numbers of blood pressure, cholesterol, waist circumference standards, BMI. A prospect for future research is to further the training of managers of public health primary care in the prevention of hypertension based on national guidelines and other regulations on the subject. For this purpose, additional themes introduced in the curriculum for managers of public health in the prevention of hypertension.
arterial hypertension, risk factors, health care, prevention of hypertension
«Bulletin of problems biology and medicine» Issue 3 part 1 (110), 2014 year, 197-200 pages, index UDK 616. 12- 008. 331. 1:314. 42:614. 23-057
