Objectives: The aim of this study is to assess the level of knowledge and perceivement of cardiovascular risk factors among male adolescent students and the practiced healthy lifestyle.
Methods: A cross-sectional multistage
study targeted adolescent male students from public secondary schools in
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. They were surveyed by using a self-administered
questionnaire. The participants were categorized as knowledgeable and
perceiving the cardiovascular risk factors risk or not.
Results: A significant association
with four factors were likely found to act as CVD predictors among adolescents
like limited knowledge on prevention (AOR = 0.519, 95% CI = 0.358-0.752);
inadequate information on diseases severity (AOR = 0.444, 95% CI =
0.284-0.696); low ability to promote health (AOR = 0.447, 95% CI =
0.295-0.677); and, non-confidence in practicing a healthy lifestyle (AOR =
0.584, 95% CI = 0.407-0.839).
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