揭露与代谢功能障碍相关的脂肪肝疾病:黎巴嫩大学生之间的知识差距和态度
Mohamad Abdelkhalik1,2, Samah Al Tawil1, Adam El Fouani1,2
1Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon.
PloS one
|August 2, 2024
概括
黎巴嫩的大学生对代谢功能障碍相关的脂肪肝疾病 (MAFLD) 显著缺乏知识,但具有积极的态度. 建议进行教育干预,以促进健康的生活方式和MAFLD意识.
科学领域:
- 肝病学 肝病学是一种肝病学.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 代谢障碍 代谢障碍 代谢障碍
背景情况:
- 与代谢功能障碍相关的脂肪肝疾病 (MAFLD) 是一个日益严重的全球健康问题.
- 由于MAFLD的诊断不足和误解不足,因此需要对特定人口的知识和态度进行进一步的调查.
研究的目的:
- 评估17-26岁的黎巴嫩大学生对MAFLD的相关知识,态度和风险概况.
- 确定与有关MAFLD的知识和态度得分相关的因素.
主要方法:
- 一项对黎巴嫩406名大学生进行的横截面调查.
- 数据收集包括人口统计,生活方式因素 (饮食,体育活动,吸烟),以及MAFLD知识和态度.
主要成果:
- 超过一半的学生 (54.7%) 缺乏MAFLD知识,普遍存在不健康的行为,包括吸烟 (68%) 和不良饮食 (52.5%).
- 较高的知识分数与家族心脏病病史,糖尿病,均衡饮食和先前的MAFLD意识相关.
- 积极的态度与慢性疾病史,以前的负面印象,MAFLD知识和身体活动有关.
结论:
- 黎巴嫩大学生普遍表现出对MAFLD的积极态度,尽管存在重大知识缺陷.
- 有针对性的教育干预对于促进生活方式的改变和提高MAFLD意识至关重要.
- 未来的研究应该探索跨不同人口和年龄组的MAFLD预防策略.
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