Parameters | Agree n (%) | Disagree n (%) | Don’t known (%) |
Hypertension is an important health hazard | 75 (93.7) | 2 (2.5) | 3 (3.8) |
Stress is a cause of hypertension | 41 (51.2) | 31 (38.8) | 8 (10.0) |
Non pharmacological treatment of hypertension | 52 (65.0) | 28 (31.3) | 3 (3.7) |
Herbal treatment for hypertension | 10 (12.5) | 61 (76.2) | 9 (11.3) |
Central acting drugs as first line of therapy | 18 (22.5) | 43 (53.7) | 19 (23.8) |
Diuretics as first line drug | 57 (71.2) | 17 (21.3) | 6 (7.5) |
Calcium channel blockers as first line drug | 67 (46.2) | 33 (41.3) | 10 (10.5) |
Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors as first line | 29 (36.3) | 38 (47.5) | 13 (16.2) |
Alteration of dug should be the next line in case of treatment failure | 31 (38.8) | 36 (45.0) | 13 (16.2) |
Discontinuation of all drugs in case of treatment failure | 9 (11.3) | 64 (80.0) | 7 (8.7) |