Perception towards cardiovascular diseases preventive practices among bank workers in Hossana town using the health belief model.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are becoming a public health problem in Ethiopia, especially among those who have limited physical activity. Although bank workers are at an increased risk of contracting CVD, their participation in CVD preventive activities is not studied in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the perception of bank workers towards CVD preventive behaviors and associated factors in Hossana town.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of 258 participants from February 11 to 30/2020. A simple random sampling method was used to select study participants from the enumerated list of staff. Data was collected using a self-administered structured questionnaire and the collected data was entered and analyzed using SPSS version

SUBMITTER: Amdemariam LK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8884546 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature