Cardiovascular Disease Risk Perception and Knowledge
A Comparison of Hispanic and White College Students in a Hispanic-Serving Institution
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12774397 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shari McMahan (California State University, Fullerton, corresponding author), Michelle L Cathorall (0000-0002-1280-2479), Devan R Romero (0000-0002-0724-5196, California State University, San Marcos) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 5-18 |
| Publication date | 2006-11-29 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Hispanic Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1538-1927 • E-ISSN: 1552-5716 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1538192706294750 |
| OpenAlex | W1987214128 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 26 |
There are clear health conditions that disproportionately affect the Hispanic population. One hundred twenty-four (45%) Hispanic and 153 (55%) White college students completed a questionnaire on cardiovascular disease (CVD) awareness, knowledge, and perceptions of risk. Results indicated that Hispanic students rated themselves as poorer in health, more overweight, poorer in nutrition, and less knowledgeable about CVD risk than did White students. Practitioners would benefit from developing CVD prevention programs that targeted the Hispanic population
Affect (linguistics · Disease · Environmental health · Family medicine · Obesity · Overweight · Perception · Population · Risk perception · Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention · Medicine · Psychology · Gerontology
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2012 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |