Cargando…
Knowledge of heart disease risk factors among workers in a Nigerian University: A call for concern
INTRODUCTION: Cardiovascular disease is the commonest cause of mortality worldwide. Many risk factors predate the development of cardiovascular diseases. Adequate knowledge of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases is the first step towards effective preventive strategies to combat the cardiovascu...
Autores principales: | , , |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
2015
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4382611/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25838622 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0300-1652.150688 |
_version_ | 1782364609458470912 |
---|---|
author | Akintunde, Adeseye Abiodun Akintunde, Temitope ‘Sade Opadijo, Oladimeji George |
author_facet | Akintunde, Adeseye Abiodun Akintunde, Temitope ‘Sade Opadijo, Oladimeji George |
author_sort | Akintunde, Adeseye Abiodun |
collection | PubMed |
description | INTRODUCTION: Cardiovascular disease is the commonest cause of mortality worldwide. Many risk factors predate the development of cardiovascular diseases. Adequate knowledge of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases is the first step towards effective preventive strategies to combat the cardiovascular diseases burden in any population. This study aims to determine the knowledge of workers in a Nigerian University on risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional survey of 206 academic and non-academic staff of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria using the Heart Disease Fact Questionnaire (HDFQ). Demographic data were taken. The lipid profile and random blood sugar were taken. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS 17.0. RESULTS: The mean age of the study participants was 45.3 ± 7.9 years. There were 96 males (46.6%). The mean HDFQ score was 48.6%. Only 41 (19.9%) of participants were assessed to have good knowledge of heart disease risk factors. Majority, 101 (49.0%) had poor knowledge while 64 (31.2%) had fair knowledge of heart disease risk factors. There was no significant difference between prevalence of CV risk factors between those with good or fair or low level of knowledge. Most participants did not have a good level of knowledge about risk factors, prevention, treatment and association with diabetes as it relates to heart diseases. CONCLUSION: Knowledge of heart disease risk factors is low among University workers in Nigeria. Effective education on heart disease risk factors and appropriate preventive strategies are indeed important to reduce cardiovascular disease burden in Nigerian University communities. |
format | Online Article Text |
id | pubmed-4382611 |
institution | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
language | English |
publishDate | 2015 |
publisher | Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd |
record_format | MEDLINE/PubMed |
spelling | pubmed-43826112015-04-02 Knowledge of heart disease risk factors among workers in a Nigerian University: A call for concern Akintunde, Adeseye Abiodun Akintunde, Temitope ‘Sade Opadijo, Oladimeji George Niger Med J Original Article INTRODUCTION: Cardiovascular disease is the commonest cause of mortality worldwide. Many risk factors predate the development of cardiovascular diseases. Adequate knowledge of risk factors for cardiovascular diseases is the first step towards effective preventive strategies to combat the cardiovascular diseases burden in any population. This study aims to determine the knowledge of workers in a Nigerian University on risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional survey of 206 academic and non-academic staff of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria using the Heart Disease Fact Questionnaire (HDFQ). Demographic data were taken. The lipid profile and random blood sugar were taken. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS 17.0. RESULTS: The mean age of the study participants was 45.3 ± 7.9 years. There were 96 males (46.6%). The mean HDFQ score was 48.6%. Only 41 (19.9%) of participants were assessed to have good knowledge of heart disease risk factors. Majority, 101 (49.0%) had poor knowledge while 64 (31.2%) had fair knowledge of heart disease risk factors. There was no significant difference between prevalence of CV risk factors between those with good or fair or low level of knowledge. Most participants did not have a good level of knowledge about risk factors, prevention, treatment and association with diabetes as it relates to heart diseases. CONCLUSION: Knowledge of heart disease risk factors is low among University workers in Nigeria. Effective education on heart disease risk factors and appropriate preventive strategies are indeed important to reduce cardiovascular disease burden in Nigerian University communities. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4382611/ /pubmed/25838622 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0300-1652.150688 Text en Copyright: © Nigerian Medical Journal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Akintunde, Adeseye Abiodun Akintunde, Temitope ‘Sade Opadijo, Oladimeji George Knowledge of heart disease risk factors among workers in a Nigerian University: A call for concern |
title | Knowledge of heart disease risk factors among workers in a Nigerian University: A call for concern |
title_full | Knowledge of heart disease risk factors among workers in a Nigerian University: A call for concern |
title_fullStr | Knowledge of heart disease risk factors among workers in a Nigerian University: A call for concern |
title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge of heart disease risk factors among workers in a Nigerian University: A call for concern |
title_short | Knowledge of heart disease risk factors among workers in a Nigerian University: A call for concern |
title_sort | knowledge of heart disease risk factors among workers in a nigerian university: a call for concern |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4382611/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25838622 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0300-1652.150688 |
work_keys_str_mv | AT akintundeadeseyeabiodun knowledgeofheartdiseaseriskfactorsamongworkersinanigerianuniversityacallforconcern AT akintundetemitopesade knowledgeofheartdiseaseriskfactorsamongworkersinanigerianuniversityacallforconcern AT opadijooladimejigeorge knowledgeofheartdiseaseriskfactorsamongworkersinanigerianuniversityacallforconcern |