This study adopted quasi-experimental design to examine impart of Nurse-led intervention on Knowledge and Lifestyle modification towards prevention of hypertension among adult residents in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. The sample of 288 was selected using two-stage sampling techniques. The study obtained data from participants during pre and post-intervention using structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using, Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), version 27. Descriptive statistics of frequency and percentages as well as graph was employed to analyze data. Findings revealed that, 33.2% of the participants had good knowledge during pre-intervention, while 69.7% had good knowledge during post-intervention. Also, 32.4% of the participants had good lifestyle modification practices during pre-intervention, while majority (72.9%) had good lifestyle modification practices during post-intervention. The study concluded that, knowledge and practice of lifestyle modification among participants was better during post-intervention. The study concluded that, strategic designed health education is imperative to improve lifestyle modification towards controling hypertension prevalence.
Keywords: Hypertension, Intervention, Knowledge, Prevention, lifestyle modification
