Health Beliefs about Cardiovascular Disease among Elementary School Teachers at AL-Rusafa Side in Baghdad City
Section: Original Articles
Abstract
Aims: This study aimed at assess health beliefs about cardiovascular disease among elementary school teachers at AL-Rusafa Side in Baghdad City. Methods: A quantitative descriptive research used to test the approach to questionnaire items was conducted on teachers at elementary schools in Baghdad city from September 26th 2020 to May 30th 2021 to examine their health belief model related cardio vascular diseases. A total of 350 primary school instructors were included in the study. They are chosen using non-probability sampling (convenience sample). Data was collection through the use of a questionnaire and self report. Through the application the descriptive statistic, data were analyzed. Results: Findings reveals that 233(66.6%) of teachers have unhealthy belief about cardiovascular diseases. Conclusion: Two third of teachers have unhealthy belief Models regarding cardiovascular diseases, unhealthy belief in susceptibility, severity & barriers domain. Initiate training sessions to educate teachers about risk factors, signs and symptoms of CVD. Key-wards: Health Beliefs, Cardiovascular Disease, Teachers.
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- A (62 percent) of teachers have a diploma level of education, according to their educational levels. The 56.9% of teachers have a university diploma
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- Also, Findings reveals that (66.6%) of teachers have unhealthy belief about cardiovascular diseases. As well as, there is a significant statistical difference between educational qualification (P-value=0.033)
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- Discussion of distribution of the teachers response to health belief models
- The finding related to teachers health belief mode in table (3) shows that teachers have unhealthy belief for susceptibility domain in the items (It's very likely that in the future, experience a heart attack or stroke; "My odds of having the chances of having a heart attack or stroke in the following several years are very good, and currently at risk of having a attack heart)and healthy belief in the items (believed to have had a attack of heart at some time throughout their lives, and frightened about the possibility of one occurring soon.). it is found that the sample had poor susceptibility belief at the pretest
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- Female instructors account for 51.7 percent of all teachers. Females made up 51.6 percent of the sample, females made up 56.3 percent of the sample
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- Findings by the overall indicates that (66.6%) of teachers has unhealthy belief about cardiovascular diseases. Others showed that the grand mean of perceived vulnerability (1.95), perceived severity (2.37), perceived benefits (3.55), and perceived barriers (3.55) in their study
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- In an interventional and quasi-empirical study conducted to examination of the impact of health belief model-based education on the adoption of hypertension-controlling behaviors in the elderly", The average age of the sample was 62 years old, according to the findings
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- In terms of teachers' financial condition, 34% have a monthly income (801000-1000000). A monthly salary of more over 500,000 Rials is considered high
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- In terms of years of experience, 43.4 percent of teachers have (1-10) years of experience. This found findings, which revealed that (39.7%) of teachers had (10-19) years of experience
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- It is suggested that a health preventative education program can increase preparedness to engage in healthy behaviors and its benefits in improving the lifestyle of, as well as be more developed to improve overall health status. Furthermore, there is the option of designing and implementing this program on older persons outside of geriatric institutions, as well as attempting to implement the program at a younger age
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- Participants thought African-Americans were more prone to hypertension and hyperlipidemia, on the other hand, showed little perceived vulnerability prior to being diagnosed with these disorders when rating personal risk. The majority of males reported that they felt well and were not concerned about developing hypertension or hyperlipidemia before to a health incident (e.g., dizziness, stroke)
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- Teachers have a "unhealthy belief in all items in the severity domain, "according to the researchers (it is always lethal to have a attack of heart, etc.). If suffered a attack, the relationship with significant other would be threatened. If suffered a stroke, entire their life would change. If they had a attack, it would severely affect their sexual daily, and they would die within ten years). According to the sample had a low health belief model at perceived severity
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- When it comes to teachers' marital status, (66 percent) are married. A 47.7% of instructors were married
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- With awareness of the majority of the repercussions of the scenario, including the risk of stroke, heart attack, and death. Previous found that the participants comprehended the severity of appropriately high blood pressure. Many of the participants, however, believed that high blood pressure was more hazardous than hyperlipidemia, or lacked awareness of anti-hyperlipidemia issues such as hereditary, cultural, and nutritional influences on African-Americans' susceptibility to infection with high blood pressure or hyperlipidemia
- . "Knowledge and Perceived Susceptibility to Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs)" among Saudi Female Instructors, according to the findings, 50.5 percent of teachers aged 30 to 39 years old
- . A 56.5 percent of instructors have significant perceived hurdles
- . A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out among adult Nepali Health Behavior in Relation to Cardiovascular problems), they found that (45.3%) of sample at age (20-40) years
- . A descriptive study was conducted at the Kerbala Center for Cardiac Disease and Surgery's outpatient clinic in Holy Kerbala. The findings revealed that (75%) of the sample was above 50 years old. This outcome contradicted our findings
- . Also, 88.8% of teachers held a bachelor's degree. This finding contradicted our findings
- . Also, found that (86.8%) of teachers had low perceived susceptibility
- . Also, found that the 71.2 percent of the population was married. This outcome is consistent with our findings
- . Females made up 66.3 percent of the population they discovery is in accord with ours
- . Health problems frequently served as a wake-up call for men. Participants also assigned causes to a variety of events. The sample had a moderate level of health belief model at perceived vulnerability
- . In a descriptive study they found that the sample had poor perceived susceptibility belief. This finding consisted with our finding
- . In a quasi-experimental study (i.e., a randomized controlled trial), they discovered that (46.2 percent) of nurses aged 30 to 39 years used an educational program based on a improve their preventative behaviors, they should use a health belief model against cardiovascular illnesses. This finding coincided with the findings of the current investigation
- . It also, discovered that (76%) of teachers had a low perception of severity. Lim, et al. (2021) discovered that the sample had a low perception of severity
- . Non-communicable diseases now account for seven out of every ten deaths worldwide, with 85 percent of non-communicable disease-related deaths occurring in low- and middle-income nations
- . The 64.8 percent of them were married. Others discovered that (98.4%) of the sample was married
- . The sample exhibited good perceived barriers believe
- . The sample showed a moderate level of health belief model at perceived barriers
- . The study exhibited a weak health belief model in the areas of perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived advantages, and perceived hurdles. This conclusion agrees with ours
- . While disagree with our findings, they did find that males made up 50.7 percent of the sample