Current situation concerning community health service worker knowledge and management of prevention and control of hypertension in Donghu District of Nanchang City

Objective To assess the current situation of hypertension related knowledge and management by community health workers in Donghu District and to provide the basis to optimize prevention and control of hypertension in Donghu District. Methods Using the census method, 390 workers from 24 community health service institutions in Donghu District were investigated, and the results were analyzed statistically. Results There were total 390 workers from community health service institutions investigated in Donghu District, among which 290 were medical staff, accounting for 74.36%, with a ratio of 1.34 nurses per physician. Health workers with associated degree or with primary title accounted for 68.46% and 47.95% respectively. There were 0.30 community doctors per 1 000 residents. The training rate of prevention and treatment of hypertension among medical staff was 87.59%, which provincial training or above was 25.98%. The awareness rate of hypertension drugs, risk factors, prevention, treatment, complications and measurement was 43.79%, 80.69%, 87.24%, 53.10%, 90.69%, 96.90% and 78.62%, respectively. The participation rate of hypertension prevention, filing, follow-up and self-management group guidance was 93.10%, 85.52%,53.79% and 20.69%, respectively. The awareness rate of hypertension related knowledge and the participation rate of related work were different among different medical staff (all P<0.05). The satisfaction rate of hypertension treatment and prevention was 31.04% and 32.41% respectively. Conclusions The human resource allocation of community health service needs to be optimized. Measures should be taken to improve the ability, participation and satisfaction of hypertension prevention and control among medical staff.