Risk factors for cardiovascular disease knowledge and beliefs of the Barbadian population - abstract
West Indian med. j
; 41(Suppl. 1): 15, Apr. 1992.
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JM3.1
Localização: JM3.1; R18.W4
ABSTRACT
A knowledge, attitudes and practices survey in relation to cardioascular disease in Barbados was carried out by a questionaire administered to a 0.2 per cent representative sample of the Barbadian population. A section of the questionaire dealt with knowledge and beliefs of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors. Analysis of the responses showed that knowledge of the part played by smoking, obesity, exercise, and worry in the development of cardiovascular disease was good, with between 81 and 92 percent being aware of these. Many responders were also aware of diabetes (62 percent), regular taking of aspirin (65 percent) and eating fish (70 percent) and their relationship to heart disease, its development or prevention. At a personal level, less than half of the respondents thought their lifestyle could prevent getting a heart attack (41 percent), a stroke (39.5 percent), or diabetes mellitus (39.7 percent). As a group, the respondents claimed that they got regular exercise. However, the number of those claiming this was smaller in the age group 35 - 44 years - 25 per cent. The results show the success of work done in public health education, and identify areas such as transforming knowledge into lifestyle change, where success must be achieved (AU)
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MedCarib
Assunto principal:
Doenças Cardiovasculares
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Barbados
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Idioma:
En
Revista:
West Indian med. j
Ano de publicação:
1992
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Article
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