Abstract : Background :Hypertension is an significant public health problem in together economically developed and developing nations .It is a severe medical condition and can increase the risk of heart, brain, kidney and other diseases. It is a foremost cause of premature death worldwide with upwards of 1 in 4 men and 1 in 5 women – over a billion people ­– having the condition.

objectives : 1.To assess the knowledge  on  hypertension  and its self-care practice  among  women.2. To find association between   knowledge on hypertension and its self-care practice among women with selected demographic variables.

Materialand Methods: This research approach adopted for this study was Quantitative approach and Non-experimental descriptive design. A purposive sampling technique was adopted to select the desired sample. The sample size was 100. Self-structured questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge on hypertension and its self-care practice among women. The collected data was analyzed by using both descriptive and inferential statistics.

Results:The results shows 27% of mothers having inadequate knowledge, 60% of mothers having moderately adequate and 13% of mothers having adequate knowledge. There are significant associations between levels of knowledge with demographic variables such as education and religion.

Conclusion: There is desirable programs to improve the community awareness regarding knowledge on hypertension and its self-care practice should be given to women with low educational level and those coming from rural area.