期刊
JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH
卷 16, 期 1, 页码 68-81出版社
MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2006.M072
关键词
-
类别
资金
- NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE [K24HL076346] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NHLBI NIH HHS [T32 HL00734327, K24 HL076346-01A1] Funding Source: Medline
Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate trends in women's awareness, knowledge, and perceptions related to cardiovascular disease (CVD) since 1997, when the American Heart Association initiated a national campaign for women. Methods and Results: A nationally representative sample of 1,005 women identified through random digit dialing (mean age 50 years, 71% white) was surveyed in 2006, and results were compared with results of similar surveys conducted in 2003, 2000, and 1997. Awareness, knowledge, and perceptions related to CVD were evaluated using a standardized interviewer-assisted questionnaire. In 2006, awareness of heart disease as the leading cause of death among women was 57%; significantly higher than in prior surveys (p < 0.001). Awareness was lower among black and Hispanic women compared with white women (31% and 29% vs. 68%, p < 0.05), and the racial/ethnic difference has not appreciably changed over time. More than twice as many women felt uninformed about stroke compared to heart disease in 2006 (23% vs. 11%, p < 0.05). Hispanic women were more likely than white women to report that there is nothing they can do to keep themselves from getting CVD (22% vs. 11%, p < 0.05). The majority of respondents (>= 50%) reported confusion related to basic CVD prevention strategies. Conclusions: CVD awareness has increased significantly among women since 1997, yet the racial/ethnic gap in awareness has not narrowed. Educational efforts to increase heart disease and stroke awareness should be targeted to racial/ethnic minorities, especially Hispanics. Methods to reinforce basic CVD prevention strategies are needed.
作者
我是这篇论文的作者
点击您的名字以认领此论文并将其添加到您的个人资料中。
推荐
暂无数据