IMPROVING THE KNOWLEDGE AND SELF-MANAGEMENT BEHAVIOUR ON BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL MEASURE THROUGH EDUCATIONAL SOCIAL NETWORK.

Background of the study: Hypertension is controlled through the self-management behaviour is the most importance. So, it is importance to enhance knowledge regarding hypertension which one food is best eat all the patients who undergoing the High Blood Pressure. Aim: To determine the effectiveness of Educational Social Network strategies, increase the knowledge regarding blood pressure and control the blood pressure. Material and method: pre-experimental one group pre-test post-test research design was used. The sampling technique was non- randomized enumerative sampling is used to collect the 60 sample of hypertensive patients. assess the health parameter`s through sphygmomanometer equipment use and data collection done by administering the structured questionnaire and hypertension self-management behaviour scale. Result: Data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics such as standard deviation, Wilcoxon signed rank test, and paired ‘t’ test. Result revealed hypertensive people post-test health parameter`s decreased mean value, the knowledge level scores improved in Post compared to Pre scores. The correlation between knowledge and self-integration is the only negative correlation. Discussion and Conclusion: Hence, we can conclude that the intervention was very effective and there was a statistically significant difference in the values of the Post values when compared to Pre values.