Public understanding of the causes of high stroke risk in northeast Bulgaria

被引：9

作者：

Dokova, KG

Stoeva, KJ

Kirov, PI

Feschieva, NG

Petrova, SP

Powles, JW

机构：

[1] Med Univ Varna, Dept Social Med, Varna Diet & Stroke Study, BU-9002 Varna, Bulgaria

[2] Univ Hosp, Acute Stroke Unit, Neurol Clin, Varna, Bulgaria

[3] Natl Ctr Hyg Med Ecol & Nutr, Sofia, Bulgaria

[4] Inst Publ Hlth, Dept Publ Hlth & Primary Care, Cambridge, England

来源：

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH | 2005年 / 15卷 / 03期

基金：

英国惠康基金;

关键词：

open-ended questionnaire; primary prevention; public awareness/knowledge; stroke risk factors;

D O I：

10.1093/eurpub/cki086

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Background: Knowledge of stroke risk factors is undocumented in Bulgaria. Methods: 188 subjects in 2000 and 447 in 2003 were asked: 'Why do you think stroke is so common in this region?' Results: Stress and poverty accounted for 69% of the first mentions in 2000 and 59% in 2003. There were no mentions of high blood pressure and no first mentions of smoking in 2000. High blood pressure appears only 10 times and smoking 12 times among 745 answers in 2003. Conclusion: Health education on the established causes of stroke is an urgent priority in Bulgaria.

引用

页码：313 / 316

页数：4

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