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Knowledge of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Its Primary Prevention Practices Among the Saudi Public – A Questionnaire-Based Cross-Sectional Study
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In response to the aging population and rapid rise of chronic diseases, it is important to understand the knowledge about primary prevention. We aim to explore Saudi adults’ knowledge of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and its primary prevention practices among t...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10596219/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37881476 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S433472 |
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author | Bashatah, Adel Syed, Wajid Al-Rawi, Mohmood Basil A |
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description | BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In response to the aging population and rapid rise of chronic diseases, it is important to understand the knowledge about primary prevention. We aim to explore Saudi adults’ knowledge of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and its primary prevention practices among the Saudi public. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional community-based study, conducted among people living in Saudi Arabia to assess the knowledge of CVD risk factors using a total of 24-item questionnaires divided into two sections using the Likert scale, true /False/I do not know. The data were analyzed using the statistical software SPSS v. 26.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). RESULTS: In this study, the 81.8% of participants (n=296) agreed that high blood pressure was a risk factor for CVD, while more than two-thirds (68.8%; n=249) believed that diabetes was a risk factor for CVD. Furthermore, about the same proportion of respondents ((79.8%; n=289) and (78.7%; n=285)) agreed that physical inactivity and smoking were risk factors for CVD. In addition, the vast majority of them (n=324; 89.5%) believed that regular exercise aids in the prevention of CVD. In contrast, 74.9% (n=271) of individuals agreed that quitting smoking helps prevent CVD. This study indicated that 55.8% (n=202) of respondents had strong knowledge of CVD, while 44.2% (n=160) had inadequate awareness of CVD risk factors and prevention methods. In terms of the association between socio-demographic factors and overall participants’ knowledge of CVD risk factors and preventative measures, we discovered that age (p=0.000), gender (p=0.011), educational status (p=0.000), and the presence of chronic disease (p=0.000) were all significantly associated with CVD knowledge score levels. CONCLUSION: Saudi adults have adequate knowledge of CVD risk factors and prevention interventions, but more effort is needed to raise continuous awareness to reduce the prevalence of CVD. |
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spelling | pubmed-105962192023-10-25 Knowledge of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Its Primary Prevention Practices Among the Saudi Public – A Questionnaire-Based Cross-Sectional Study Bashatah, Adel Syed, Wajid Al-Rawi, Mohmood Basil A Int J Gen Med Original Research BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In response to the aging population and rapid rise of chronic diseases, it is important to understand the knowledge about primary prevention. We aim to explore Saudi adults’ knowledge of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and its primary prevention practices among the Saudi public. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional community-based study, conducted among people living in Saudi Arabia to assess the knowledge of CVD risk factors using a total of 24-item questionnaires divided into two sections using the Likert scale, true /False/I do not know. The data were analyzed using the statistical software SPSS v. 26.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). RESULTS: In this study, the 81.8% of participants (n=296) agreed that high blood pressure was a risk factor for CVD, while more than two-thirds (68.8%; n=249) believed that diabetes was a risk factor for CVD. Furthermore, about the same proportion of respondents ((79.8%; n=289) and (78.7%; n=285)) agreed that physical inactivity and smoking were risk factors for CVD. In addition, the vast majority of them (n=324; 89.5%) believed that regular exercise aids in the prevention of CVD. In contrast, 74.9% (n=271) of individuals agreed that quitting smoking helps prevent CVD. This study indicated that 55.8% (n=202) of respondents had strong knowledge of CVD, while 44.2% (n=160) had inadequate awareness of CVD risk factors and prevention methods. In terms of the association between socio-demographic factors and overall participants’ knowledge of CVD risk factors and preventative measures, we discovered that age (p=0.000), gender (p=0.011), educational status (p=0.000), and the presence of chronic disease (p=0.000) were all significantly associated with CVD knowledge score levels. CONCLUSION: Saudi adults have adequate knowledge of CVD risk factors and prevention interventions, but more effort is needed to raise continuous awareness to reduce the prevalence of CVD. Dove 2023-10-20 /pmc/articles/PMC10596219/ /pubmed/37881476 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S433472 Text en © 2023 Bashatah et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) ). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php). |
spellingShingle | Original Research Bashatah, Adel Syed, Wajid Al-Rawi, Mohmood Basil A Knowledge of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Its Primary Prevention Practices Among the Saudi Public – A Questionnaire-Based Cross-Sectional Study |
title | Knowledge of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Its Primary Prevention Practices Among the Saudi Public – A Questionnaire-Based Cross-Sectional Study |
title_full | Knowledge of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Its Primary Prevention Practices Among the Saudi Public – A Questionnaire-Based Cross-Sectional Study |
title_fullStr | Knowledge of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Its Primary Prevention Practices Among the Saudi Public – A Questionnaire-Based Cross-Sectional Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Its Primary Prevention Practices Among the Saudi Public – A Questionnaire-Based Cross-Sectional Study |
title_short | Knowledge of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors and Its Primary Prevention Practices Among the Saudi Public – A Questionnaire-Based Cross-Sectional Study |
title_sort | knowledge of cardiovascular disease risk factors and its primary prevention practices among the saudi public – a questionnaire-based cross-sectional study |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10596219/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37881476 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S433472 |
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