Hipertensão arterial dos usuários da Unidade Básica de Saúde Zuleica Araújo: projeto de intervenção educativa sobre os fatores de risco

Abstract

Hypertension is a highly prevalent disease in the world population and a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The aim of this study was to propose an intervention project with educational activities to increase awareness of the risk factors in patients with hypertension in the primary care unit Zuleica Araújo, the Divine city of Orange, Minas Gerais. To support this project a literature search in the Virtual Library in Health was held in SciELO databases with keywords: Hypertension Education and Primary Health Care were also surveyed the Ministry of Health Manual is expected through the educational intervention raise the level of knowledge about risk and on prevention and control of hypertension factors. It intends to also increase the control of blood pressure in the population after the end of the intervention.