Male gender, low education, and low socio-economic status were significantly associated with poorer knowledge of coronary heart disease risk factors.
Cross-Sectional (n=1,011)
Yes
Are gender, education, and social status associated with knowledge of coronary heart disease risk factors in 50-year-old individuals?
Men with low educational and socio-economic status have pronounced deficient knowledge about CHD risk factors, highlighting a target group for preventive education.
BACKGROUND: The aim of the present study was to determine whether certain background factors such as gender, education and social status were associated with an individual's knowledge of coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors. DESIGN: A questionnaire survey. METHODS: A questionnaire survey designed to evaluate participants' general knowledge about the risk factors for CHD was used. A total of 1011 50-year-old individuals (457 men and 554 women) from 34 Health Care Centers participated in the study. RESULTS: Knowledge about CHD risk factors was significantly poorer in men than in women. Low education and low socio-economic status were other factors related to poor knowledge of CHD risk factors. CONCLUSION: This study showed that men with low educational level and low socio-economic status had inadequate information about the risk factors involved in CHD.
Andersson et al. (Sat,) conducted a cross-sectional in Coronary heart disease risk factor knowledge (n=1,011). Male gender, low education, and low socio-economic status vs. Female gender, higher education, and higher socio-economic status was evaluated on Knowledge about CHD risk factors. Male gender, low education, and low socio-economic status were significantly associated with poorer knowledge of coronary heart disease risk factors.