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FORWORD
Combined
Pre-Test Evaluation SUMMARY
Educational
Institutions: Mallee Track Region June 2002
"On
Track" Community Health Project
61 Respondents
| Males |
29% |
Females |
68.5% |
| AGE RANGE |
|
|
|
| 20-30 |
30-40 |
40-50 |
50-60 |
| 16% |
22.5% |
40.5% |
14% |
- 78% took part in
the screening program out of general interest
- 9.5% took part
as they were concerned for their health
- 6% took part because
of a Family History of heart problems
- 8% took part because
it was available
- 9.5% took part
because they needed a check up
- 4.5% took part
because their partner enouraged them
- Overall all participants
had a good grasp of what they thought the risk factors for Cardiovascular
Disease were:
| Smoking |
81.5% |
| Family History |
81.5% |
| Overweight |
84.5% |
| Poor Diet |
62% |
| Age |
40.5% |
| Lack of Exercise |
82% |
| High Cholsterol |
68.5% |
| High Blood Pressure |
67% |
- 9% felt that they
were at risk of Cardiovascular Disease
- 37.5% felt that
they were at risk of Cardiovascular Disease
- 45.5% felt that
they had no risk
- 27.5% had changed
their lifestyle habits to decrease their risk of Cardiovascular Disease
- 42% had moderately
changed their lifestyle habits to decrease their risk of Cardiovascular
Disease
- 37.5% had not changed
their lifestyle habits
Habits that they changed:
| Cut
Back/Given up smoking |
11% |
| Lost
Weight |
12.5% |
| Reduced
Choleserol |
8% |
| Reviewed
Diet |
45.5% |
| More
Exercise |
31% |
| Visited
a GP |
13% |
- 24.5% are seeing
a GP for existing conditions
- 73% are not seeing
a GP for existing conditions
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