Our respondents consists of 47.4% female respondents and 52.6% male respondents.

65.2% of the Male respondents are in the age group of 17-21 while 34.8% is within the age group of 22-26.

75.9% of the female respondents are in the age group of 17-21 while the remaining are in the age group of 22-26.

1.

Q: How many Malaysians suffer from high blood pressure?

A: 1 in 3 people

Frequency, fGender MALE FEMALE

1/5 people 73 611/3 people 51 591/10 people 60 46

Mode: Male - 1 in 5 people / Female- 1 in 5 people

27.7% of male and 35.5% of female knows that 1 in 3 people suffers from high blood pressure. This shows that the respondents assume that 1 in 5 people suffer from high blood pressure but in reality, there are more Malaysians who are suffering from high blood pressure.

2.

Q: What causes high blood pressure?

A: All of the above

Frequency, fGender MALE FEMALE

Unhealthy lifestyle 56 41Stress 37 20Genetics 12 16All of the above 79 89

Mode: Male – All of the above / Female – All of the above

High blood pressure is caused by unhealthy lifestyle, stress and genetics. Unhealthy lifestyle like high sodium intake, drinking excess amount of alcohol and lack of physical activity can lead to high blood pressure. Stress from short-term and long-term can cause spikes in blood pressure, leading to high blood pressure. Genetic factors play some role in high blood pressure.

3.

Q: Which age category is most vulnerable to this disease?

A: All of the above

Frequency, fGender MALE FEMALE

Teens 13 11Adults 54 51Senior Citizens 65 58All of the above 52 46

Mode: Male – Senior Citizens / Female – Senior Citizens

Anyone from any age group is vulnerable to this disease. High blood pressure affects people from the age group from teens up to senior citizens. 28.3% of male and 27.7% of female is well aware of this.

4.

Q: Which gender has a higher risk of contracting high blood pressure?

A: Does not matter.

Frequency, fGender MALE FEMALE

Male 52 36Female 19 19Does not matter 113 111

Mode: Male – Does not matter / Female – Does not matter

Gender is not a factor in contracting high blood pressure. It does not matter if you are male or female, the risk of contracting high blood pressure is there. 61.4% of Male and 66.9% of Female is aware that gender does not play a role in contracting high blood pressure.

5.

Q: High blood pressure is a common disease.

A: True

Frequency, fGender MALE FEMALE

True 152 137False 32 29

Mode: Male – True / Female – True

High blood pressure is a common disease. It is when the long-term force of the blood against your artery walls is high

6.

Q: High blood pressure leads to other disease

A: True

Frequency, fGender MALE FEMALE

True 132 113False 52 53

Mode: Male – True / Female – True

High blood pressure can lead to other disease such as coronary artery disease, heart failure, Transient ischemic attack (TIA), dementia and others. 71.4% of male and 68.07% of female are aware of high blood pressure leading to other diseases.

7.

Q: Is high blood pressure fatal if not treated?

A: Yes

Frequency, fGender MALE FEMALE

Yes 159 139No 25 27

Mode: Male – Yes / Female – Yes

High blood pressure is fatal if not treated. It can lead to major health problems that can lead to death. 86.4% of Male and 83.7% of Female is aware that it is fatal if not treated.

8.

Q: How often should an individual check their blood pressure?

A: Once a year

Frequency, fGender MALE FEMALE

Once a day 15 13Once a week 26 37Once a month 102 79Once a year 41 37

Mode: Male – Once a month / Female – Once a month

An individual should check their blood pressure yearly to monitor their health. However, 55.43% of Male and 47.59% of Female assume that they should check their blood pressure monthly. Only 22.28% of male and 22.28% of female knows that they should check their blood pressure yearly.

9.

Q: What is the most suitable way to reduce your blood pressure, if you have high blood pressure?

A: All together

Frequency, fGender MALE FEMALE

By medication 26 22By changing your diet 36 34By exercise 24 14All together 98 96

Mode: Male – All together / Female – All together

To reduce blood pressure, one can take medication, changing to low sodium diet and exercising. 53.3% of male and 57.8% of female is aware that one can do all of the above to reduce blood pressure.

10.

Q: How many stages of hypertension are there?

A: 2

Frequency, fGender MALE FEMALE

Nope 64 611 35 252 85 80

Mode: Male – 2 / Female – 2

There are 2 stages of hypertension. If your systolic blood pressure is between 140 and 159 or your diastolic pressure is between 90 and 99, you are considered to be in hypertension stage 1. If your systolic pressure is 160 or higher or your diastolic pressure is 100 or higher, you have hypertension stage 2. 46.2% of male and 48.2% of female is aware of the presence of 2 stages of hypertension.

11.

Q: At what reading do you consider having high blood pressure?

A: 120/80 mm/Hg

Frequency, fGender MALE FEMALE

80/50 mm/Hg 3 6120/80 mm/Hg 56 41Above 120/80 mm/Hg 125 119

Mode: Male – Above 120/80 mm/Hg / Female – Above 120/80 mm/Hg

The reading for high blood pressure is 120/80 mm/Hg. 67.93% of Male and 71.69% of Female assume that one is considered to have high blood pressure if their reading is above 120/80 mm/Hg. However, only 30.4% of male and 24.7% of female is aware that the reading for high blood pressure is 120/80 mm/Hg.

12.

Q: Smoking increases the risk of heart attack and stroke threshold in individuals that has high blood pressure.

A: True.

Frequency, fGender MALE FEMALE

True 158 142False 26 24

Mode: Male – True / Female – True

If one has high blood pressure, smoking can increase the risk of heart attack and stroke threshold. Smokers are likely to get heart attack and stroke. 85.87% of male and 85.54% of female are well aware of the dangers of a smoker with high blood pressure.

13.

Q: In rare cases, what are the symptoms of those that suffer high blood pressure?

A: All of the above

Frequency, fGender MALE FEMALE

Shortness of breath 51 18Blurred vision 17 12Headaches 38 38All of the above 78 98

Mean: Male – all of the above / Female – all of the above

The symptoms of those that suffer high blood pressure are shortness of breath, blurred vision and headaches. 42.4% of male and 59% of female are well aware of these symptoms of high blood pressure.

14.

Q: People now possess a higher risk of contracting high blood pressure compared to the olden days.

A: Yes

Frequency, fGender MALE FEMALE

Yes 160 145No 24 21

Mode: Male – Yes / Female – Yes

Compared to the olden days, individuals possess a higher risk of contracting high blood pressure because the food in the present are processed, people of this generation are faced with more stress and people of this generation exercise less. 86.96% of male and 87.35% of female are aware that people face a higher risk in this generation.

15.

Q: African and Caribbean people are more prone to contract high blood pressure.

A: True

Frequency, fGender MALE FEMALE

True 55 59False 129 10

Mode : Male – False / Female – False

African and Caribbean people are more prone to contract high blood pressure because of genetic factors and environmental factors. Up until now, researchers do not have an answer to why African and Caribbean people are more prone to high blood pressure. 29.9% of male and 35.5% of female are aware of this situation. However, 70.1% of male and 64.5% of female are not aware that African and Caribbean people are more prone to high blood pressure.

Conclusion

In conclusion, the major purpose of our survey is to gather and combine all the information into

a complete table to examine the understanding level of males and females about high blood pressure or

HBP for short. Through the data collected, males are the majority of the survey with the total number of

184 while females total up to 166 which equal our total participants to 350 people. For males, 65.2% are

in the age group 17-21 and 34.8% are from the age group 22-26. Whereas for females, 75.9% are in the

age group 17-21 and 24.1% are from the age group 22-26.

Based on our research, the average answers given by our participators shows that Malaysians

are somewhat well educated in some aspects but not all. As an exemplary question, they were asked

about how many people are affected by ratios in Malaysia. Most of them answered 1 in 10 people and 1

in 5 people even though the answer is 1 in every 3 people. This shows that Malaysians are not aware on

how common this disease is. On the other hand, most of the male and female participants answered

correctly with the answer yes when asked a question whether the disease is fatal or not. The overall

survey showed that Malaysians are not really aware of the dangers and other important information

such as how to prevent high blood pressure from happening in the first place and also the steps of

regulating yourself if one is to have high blood pressure.

Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia should organize more campaigns to raise the awareness of

high blood pressure. They should conduct it in schools as a platform for children to have and that

knowledge to bring with them when they grow up. Another way is to place posters all around populated

area to for the recognition of the disease. If all of these steps are abided, then more people would be

away from the dangers from high blood pressure.