Knowledge and Practice of PHC Physicians toward the Detection and Management of Hypertension and Other CVD Risk Factors in Egypt

Table 1

Demographic and other characteristics of 62 PHC physicians.

Characteristics	No.	%
Physician’s sex
Male	54	87.1
Female	8	12.9
Physician age
<30	30	48.4
30−	23	37.1
45−	9	14.5
Years of experience
1–5	35	56.5
6–10	7	11.2
>10	20	32.3
Is hypertension a priority problem in your catchment population? (yes)
Yes	39	62.9
No	19	30.6
Do not know	4	6.5
Availability of guidelines for hypertension patient?	12	19.4
Availability of patient clinical history recording system	31	50.0
Percentage of your patients with hypertension is under control?
<40%	2	3.2
40–60%	5	8.1
>60%	49	79.0
Do not know	6	9.7

*Percentages denote “yes” answer to each statement.