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. 2024 Dec 9:49:112.
doi: 10.11604/pamj.2024.49.112.40080. eCollection 2024.

Cardiovascular disease prevention practice among adults in Southwest, Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study

Aster Fayisa Dare  1 , Million Abera Berhie  1 , Abebe Abera Tesema  1 , Mamusha Aman Hussen  2 , Bontu Mathewos Getachew  3 , Warkitu Slieshi Ensermu  4
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Cardiovascular disease prevention practice among adults in Southwest, Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study

Aster Fayisa Dare et al. Pan Afr Med J. .

Abstract

Introduction: recent population-based studies indicated an increasing burden of cardiovascular disease risk factors in sub-Saharan Africa. However, there is limited evidence regarding cardiovascular disease prevention practices among the communities. This study aimed to assess cardiovascular disease prevention practices and associated factors among adults in Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia.

Methods: a community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 634 adults in Jimma Town from August 30th to September 30th, 2021. A multistage sampling technique was employed to get the study participants. Data were entered into Epi-data version 4.6 and exported to Statistical Package for Social Science version 23 for analysis. Multivariable logistic regression was conducted to identify potential predictors of cardiovascular disease prevention practice.

Results: the overall good practice was found to be 46.8%. Knowledge of cardiovascular disease risk factors (AOR = 2.013; 95% CI (1.4, 2.9); p < 0.001), self-efficacy (AOR = 1.670; 95% CI (1.1, 2.4); p = 0.007), social support (AOR = 2.063; 95% CI (1.4, 2.9); p < 001), intermediate (AOR = 2.035; 95% CI (1.3, 3.2); p = 0.003) and high (AOR = 2.101; 95% CI (1.3, 3.4); p = 0. 001) self-perceived estimate of cardiovascular disease risk, and working hours (AOR = 0.445; 95% CI (0.3, 0.7); p < 0.001) were significantly associated with cardiovascular diseases prevention practices.

Conclusion: the study found cardiovascular disease prevention practice was suboptimal in the study area. Thus, promoting positive health behaviors regarding cardiovascular disease risk factors in the community is a must.

Keywords: Cardiovascular disease; community; health; practices; prevention.

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Conflict of interest statement

All the authors declare no competing interests.

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frequency distribution of participants by personal and family history status of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and familiarity with a person who had CVD among adults in Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia, 2021
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Figure 2
frequency distribution of self-perceived estimate of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among adults in Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia, 2021
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