ورقة بحثية
معرفة عوامل الخطر لأمراض القلب التاجية لدى عينة من المجتمع المحلي في عمان دراسة تجريبية= Knowledge of Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors among a Community Sample in Oman Pilot study

Ammouri, Ali A.


 

معرفة عوامل الخطر لأمراض القلب التاجية لدى عينة من المجتمع المحلي في عمان دراسة تجريبية= Knowledge of Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors among a Community Sample in Oman Pilot study

Ammouri, Ali A.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge of Omani adults regarding conventional coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors and to identify demographic variables associated with these knowledge levels. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional pilot study was carried out among a convenience sample of 130 adults attending a health awareness fair held in a local shopping mall in Muscat, Oman, in November 2012. A modified version of the Heart Disease Facts Questionnaire in both English and Arabic was used to assess knowledge of CHD risk factors. Scores were calculated by summing the correct answers for each item (range: 0–21). Inadequate knowledge was indicated by a mean score of <70%. Descriptive and multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to establish the participants’ knowledge levels and identify associated demographic variables. Results: A total of 114 subjects participated in the study (response rate: 87.7%). Of these, 69 participants (60.5%) had inadequate mean CHD knowledge scores. Knowledge of CHD risk factors was significantly associated with body mass index (odds ratio [OR] = 0.739; P = 0.023), marital status (OR = 0.057; P = 0.036) and education level (OR = 9.243; P = 0.006). Conclusion: Low knowledge levels of CHD risk factors were observed among the studied community sample in Oman; this is likely to limit the participants’ ability to engage in preventative practices. These findings support the need for education programmes to enhance awareness of risk factors and prevention of CHD in Oman.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge of Omani adults regarding conventional coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors and to identify demographic variables associated with these knowledge levels. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional pilot study was carried out among a...

مادة فرعية

المؤلف : Ammouri, Ali A.

مؤلف مشارك : Ayman Tailakh
Chandrani Isac
Kamanyire, Joy Kabasindi
Joshua Muliira
Shreedevi Balachandran

بيانات النشر : Muscat، Sultanate of Oman : Sultan Qaboos University / College of Medicine and Health Sciences، 2016مـ.

التصنيف الموضوعي : العلوم التطبيقية|العلوم الطبية .

المواضيع : Heart - Diseases - Sultanate of Oman.

القلب - أمراض - سلطنة عمان.

رقم الطبعة : 2

المصدر : Sultan Qaboos University / College of Medicine and Health Sciences : Muscat، Sulatante of Oman.

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