Evaluation of health education on prevention of cerebrovascular diseases in the community population

doi:10.3321/j.issn:1673-8225.2004.01.012

Abstract：AIM:To explore the prevention and control measures of cerebrovascular diseases(CVD) suitable for the urban communities in China and to evaluate their effects. METHODS:A comprehensive intervention trial on the risk factors of CVD was conducted in 1991 in a total of 300 000 community population from Beijing,Shanghai and Changsha respectively.The subjects were randomly divided into intervention groups and control groups respectively.A comprehensive community-based intervention with health education as the major measure for CVD prevention was carried out in the communities of the 3 cities during the periods of the Ninth "Five-year" Plan(1996- 2000),and its effect on the knowledge,attitude and behavior(KAB) of the community population were evaluated according to quasi-trial designation. RESULTS:The net KAB level was significantly increased by 6.01(Z=9.36,P< 0.01) in the 3 cities and by 6.12(Z=5.96,P< 0.01) in hypertensive patients after intervention.The ratios of hypertensive patients who took blood pressure measurement within 3 months and who reported regular use of anti-hypertension drugs for therapy increased by 9.65 % (Z=2.49,P< 0.05) and 7.33 % (Z=1.94, P >0.05) respectively after the intervention. CONCLUSION: Health education promotes the level of knowledge, attitude and behavior toward CVD, which is of great importance for preventing CVD in the urban communities in China.