Awareness and knowledge of cardiovascular disease and their associations with the lifestyles of 8-16-year-old girls: a perspective from Saudi Arabia
The awareness and knowledge of CVD among girls aged 8-16 years are poor and are largely dissociated from their lifestyle. Improved knowledge scores with increasing school grade and family history of CVD confirm a role for schools and families in improving girls' knowledge. Our findings mirror those obtained in older women, showing that misinformation among women starts in childhood and should be targeted early in life.
Authors
- Maha A. Al‐Mohaissen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5145-0648)
- Ahad Alotaibi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5306-6116)
- Haifa Almedbal
- Ameera Alhariqi
- Rabah Al-Mehisen
- Terry Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2582-2337)
- Sarah Alohali
- Badriah Almasri
Institutions
- Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University (SA)
- Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital (SA)
- Prince Sultan University (SA)
- King Saud Medical City (SA)
- St. Paul's Hospital (CA)
- King Abdulaziz Medical City (SA)
- Ministry of Education (SA)
- King Abdulaziz Hospital (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2024-08-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19698-x
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.80
Funders
- Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University