ASSOCIATION BETWEEN CORONARY HEART DISEASE PREVALENCE AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS HEALTH AND PREVENTION IN THE MALE POPULATION OF TUMEN CITY

Aim. To assess the associations between the prevalence of coronary heart disease (CHD) and the attitudes towards one’s own health and prevention among 25–64-year-old male residents of Tumen City.

Material and methods. The representative study sample was selected from the electoral lists of 25–64-year-old men — residents of one Tumen City district. As a part of a cardiovascular screening examination, the prevalence of CHD and the attitudes towards one’s own health and prevention were assessed, using the standard WHO MONICA-psychosocial questionnaire.

Results. In male residents of Tumen City, aged 25–64 years, possible CHD and CHD by extended epidemiological criteria were associated with higher odds of perceived effectiveness of preventive measures, as well as with lower odds of severe disease development in previously healthy people. Men with definite CHD, compared to their healthy peers, were more sceptical about the potential of modern medicine in terms of cardiovascular disease (CVD) treatment and less sceptical about its potential in the area of CVD prevention.

Conclusion. In the open population of Tumen City men aged 25–64 years, the presence of CHD was linked to a negative self-evaluation of health and more prevalent health complains. However, only men with definite CHD demonstrated a more responsible attitude towards their own health.

male population, coronary heart disease, epidemiological study, attitude towards prevention, attitude towards health

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