在城市喀麦隆的中学青少年中非传染性疾病行为风险因素
Changoh Marvel Changoh1,2, Lambed Tatah2,3, Desmond Aroke2
1Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon.
BMC public health
|February 5, 2024
概括
青少年非传染性疾病 (NCD) 风险因素在城市喀麦隆普遍存在,观察到知识不足和不健康的生活方式. 需要紧急的公共卫生干预措施来解决这些NCD风险因素在年轻人.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 青少年健康 青少年健康
- 非传染性疾病 非传染性疾病
背景情况:
- 青春期是非传染性疾病 (NCD) 风险因素发展的关键时期.
- 针对青少年的干预措施对于减少未来的NCD负担至关重要.
- 城市环境为青少年健康带来独特的挑战和风险因素概况.
研究的目的:
- 评估喀麦隆城市国家中学青少年中NCD行为风险因素的流行率和相关性.
- 评估这一群体对非传染性疾病及其风险因素的了解.
- 确定与NCD风险行为相关的人口和生活方式因素.
主要方法:
- 在喀麦隆的杜阿拉四区,在选定的城市国家中学进行了横截面调查.
- 利用调整的结构化问卷来收集有关NCD风险因素的数据.
- 从645名学生收集的数据,包括知识,体育活动,饮食,酒精消费和吸烟.
主要成果:
- 一半的学生对非传染性疾病及其危险因素的了解不足.
- 身体活动指南的遵守率低 (20%),久坐式生活方式的流行率高 (近50%),饮食习惯不佳 (7%的健康饮食).
- 酒精消费率高 (近50%),吸烟率低 (3%). 不充分的NCD知识和男性性别与血压升高有关.
结论:
- 在城市喀麦隆学校的青少年中,知识不足和NCD行为风险因素的高患病率存在.
- 这些发现表明,未来喀麦隆成人非传染性疾病负担可能会增加.
- 建议采取紧急的公共卫生干预措施,重点是提高知识和减少久坐的生活方式,需要进一步进行生命过程研究.
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