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The aim of this study was to search the effect of knowledge about hypertension and socio-demographic characteristics on controlling high blood pressure levels among patients diagnosed with hypertension.

This is a cross-sectional study. The study population was obtained from subjects diagnosed with hypertension and applied to primary health care centers in Yozgat province center, in 2013. The subjects with informed consent were enrolled into the study (n = 485). The data were collected via 15-item hypertension knowledge questionnaire and personal information survey prepared in accordance with the literature. The knowledge level was classified as follows: low (< 8 points); moderate (8–11 points); adequate (≥ 12 points).

Frequencies of low, moderate and high level of knowledge about hypertension were 31.3%, 62.1% and 6.6% respectively. The effects of other socio-demographic …