加拿大城市中心对死亡风险的感知存在种族和性别差异。
Ethnic and gender differences in perceptions of mortality risk in a Canadian urban centre.
机构信息
NEXUS.
出版信息
Int J Gen Med. 2008 Nov 30;1:41-50. doi: 10.2147/ijgm.s3797.
BACKGROUND
Women reportedly do not perceive heart disease (HD) as a major threat to their health; however, men's perceptions are rarely studied.
PURPOSE
We explored gender and ethnic differences in risk perception of HD mortality.
METHODS
The survey was completed by 976 people 40+ years of age, in metropolitan Vancouver, Canada.
RESULTS
Men, compared with women, were more likely not to know the answer to a question about whether HD is the most common cause of death for women; however, women were more likely not to know the answer to a question about whether HD is the most common cause of death for men. Chinese-Canadian and South Asian-Canadian participants were more likely than participants of other ethnic groups not to know the answer to either question, and the Chinese-Canadian participants were more likely to disagree that HD is the most common cause of death for women.
CONCLUSION
There is a need to educate the Chinese-Canadian and South Asian-Canadian communities about HD as a first step in promoting health behavior change. Men and women must be educated about the other gender's risk of HD because all adults play integral roles in making decisions about the prevention of and early intervention for HD.
背景
据报道，女性并不认为心脏病（HD）对她们的健康构成重大威胁；然而，男性的看法却很少被研究。
目的
我们探讨了性别和族裔差异对 HD 死亡率风险认知的影响。
方法
这项调查由加拿大温哥华大都市的 976 名 40 岁以上的人完成。
结果
与女性相比，男性更有可能不知道 HD 是否是女性最常见的死因这一问题的答案；然而，女性更有可能不知道 HD 是否是男性最常见的死因这一问题的答案。与其他族裔群体相比，加拿大华裔和南亚裔参与者更有可能不知道这两个问题中的任何一个的答案，而且加拿大华裔参与者更有可能不同意 HD 是女性最常见的死因这一说法。
结论
需要对加拿大华裔和南亚裔社区进行 HD 教育，作为促进健康行为改变的第一步。必须对男性和女性进行关于对方 HD 风险的教育，因为所有成年人在决定 HD 的预防和早期干预方面都起着至关重要的作用。
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