TY - JOUR
T1 - Stroke risk factor knowledge in university students
AU - Kattapong, V. J.
AU - Eaton, O. M.
AU - Becker, T. M.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was partially supported by an NIH National Research Service Award grant 1 F32 NS 09951241 (to Dr Katta-pong) and an American Cancer Society Faculty Research Award (to Dr Becker).
PY - 1996/3
Y1 - 1996/3
N2 - Cerebrovascular disease is the third leading cause of mortality in this country and is a leading cause of disability. To develop successful prevention programs to decrease the incidence of stroke, individuals should adopt cerebrovascular-healthy behaviors during youth, rather than in middle or old age, when risks for stroke are highest. The authors assessed the knowledge of stroke risk factors in university students presenting to a student health neurology clinic over a 14-month period. Half of the 98 students surveyed thought stress, a very weak risk factor, was a causative factor in the development of stroke. Only one third named hypertension or smoking as a risk factor. No significant gender, ethnic, or age differences were observed in student identification of stroke risk factors. These data indicate that university students have an incomplete understanding of the characteristics that are risk factors for stroke. This knowledge deficit is likely to have a negative influence on students' health behaviors.
AB - Cerebrovascular disease is the third leading cause of mortality in this country and is a leading cause of disability. To develop successful prevention programs to decrease the incidence of stroke, individuals should adopt cerebrovascular-healthy behaviors during youth, rather than in middle or old age, when risks for stroke are highest. The authors assessed the knowledge of stroke risk factors in university students presenting to a student health neurology clinic over a 14-month period. Half of the 98 students surveyed thought stress, a very weak risk factor, was a causative factor in the development of stroke. Only one third named hypertension or smoking as a risk factor. No significant gender, ethnic, or age differences were observed in student identification of stroke risk factors. These data indicate that university students have an incomplete understanding of the characteristics that are risk factors for stroke. This knowledge deficit is likely to have a negative influence on students' health behaviors.
KW - Cerebrovascular disease
KW - Knowledge
KW - Students
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U2 - 10.1080/07448481.1996.9937537
DO - 10.1080/07448481.1996.9937537
M3 - Article
C2 - 8820293
AN - SCOPUS:0029967475
SN - 0744-8481
VL - 44
SP - 236
EP - 238
JO - Journal of the American College Health Association
JF - Journal of the American College Health Association
IS - 5
ER -