Department of Medicine, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria.
Department of Chemical Pathology, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria.
Int Q Community Health Educ. 2021 Jul;41(4):387-394. doi: 10.1177/0272684X20972653. Epub 2020 Nov 9.
Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of mortality worldwide. Hence, awareness of cardiovascular risk factors is an essential step towards effective reduction of the disease burden. This study determined the knowledge and prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among Staff of Ekiti State University. Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria.
A cross-sectional study which comprised of 223 members of staff.
There were 103 males (46.2%). Low knowledge of heart disease risk factors was found in 68.6% of the respondents. The prevalence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, overweight, obesity, physical inactivity was 35.4%, 12.1%, 31.8%, 23.3%, and 83% respectively. Family history of hypertension was a predictor of a high level of knowledge.
A low level of knowledge and increasing prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors existed among staff of Ekiti State University, Nigeria. Hence, there should be a step-up of awareness campaigns and promotion of healthy lifestyle among this category of people.
心血管疾病是全球最常见的死亡原因。因此，了解心血管危险因素是有效降低疾病负担的重要步骤。本研究旨在确定尼日利亚埃基提州大学工作人员对心血管危险因素的认识和流行情况。
这是一项横断面研究，共纳入 223 名员工。
男性 103 人（46.2%）。68.6%的受访者对心脏病危险因素的知识了解不足。高血压、糖尿病、超重、肥胖和缺乏体力活动的患病率分别为 35.4%、12.1%、31.8%、23.3%和 83%。高血压家族史是高知识水平的预测因素。
尼日利亚埃基提州大学工作人员的心血管危险因素知识水平较低，且呈上升趋势。因此，应该加强这一类人群的宣传活动，并促进健康的生活方式。
