在维多利亚大学坎帕拉乌干达的年轻成年人中高血压风险感知
Grace Afam1,2, Annet Patience Nakalega1
1Department of Public Health, Victoria University, Kampala, 256, Uganda.
International journal of cardiology. Cardiovascular risk and prevention
|September 16, 2024
概括
年轻的成年人 年轻的成年人
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 健康 行为 健康行为
- 心血管健康 心血管健康
背景情况:
- 高血压是一个日益增长的全球公共卫生挑战,影响年轻人.
- 了解年轻人对高血压风险因素和生活方式选择的看法对于有效的干预至关重要.
- 这项研究侧重于乌干达大学生对高血压风险的看法.
研究的目的:
- 检查年轻人对高血压风险因素的看法.
- 识别与高血压相关的促进因素和影响健康生活方式选择的障碍.
- 调查风险感知,促进因素,障碍物和健康行为采用之间的联系.
主要方法:
- 在坎帕拉维多利亚大学对126名年轻成年人进行了结构化问卷调查.
- 为了在2023年11月至2024年1月期间收集数据,采用了便利抽样.
- 多重回归分析用于评估独立变量 (障碍物,促进因素) 和依赖变量 (高血压风险感知) 之间的关系.
主要成果:
- 对吸烟,身体不活动,不健康的饮食和慢性压力的看法显著影响了健康的生活方式的选择.
- 动机,时间可用性,财务资源和社会支持成为采用健康行为的强有力的预测因素.
- 具体的赔率比率 (OR) 和p值表明这些因素的统计意义.
结论:
- 干预措施应提高年轻成年人对高血压风险因素的认识.
- 提高动机,时间管理和社会支持等促进因素对于促进健康行为至关重要.
- 有针对性的计划可以帮助年轻人采取更健康的生活方式,以减轻高血压风险.
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