Prevalence and lifestyle determinants of hypertension among secondary school female teachers in Basrah

Other Title(s)

الانتشار نمط الحياة و العوامل المحددة لارتفاع ضغط الدم بين معلمي المدارس الثانوية للإناث في البصرة

Joint Authors

al-Asadi, Jasim Naim
Ali, Hanan A.

Source

The Medical Journal of Basrah University

Issue

Vol. 27, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2009)6 p.

Publisher

University of Basrah College of Medicine

Publication Date

2009-12-31

Country of Publication

Iraq

No. of Pages

6

Main Subjects

Medicine

Topics

Abstract AR

يعد مرض ارتفاع ضغط الدم واحدا من أكثر الأمراض انتشارا في العالم، و آخذ بالازدياد في دول العالم الثالث–و من ضمنها العراق و هنالك الكثير من عوامل الخطورة للإصابة بهذا المرض، منها العوامل المرتبطة بالسلوك الحياتي كالطعام و ممارسة الرياضة و السمنة و تناول الأدوية.

تتحمل المرأة العاملة مسؤولية مزدوجة واحدة في البيت و الأخرى في المدرسة و خاصة المدرسات لأنهن، إضافة إلى عبء التدريس، مسؤولات عن سلامة الطلبة الذين يدرسنهم و لكون هذه الشريحة لم تدرس في محافظة البصرة من قبل، من هنا جاءت أهمية هذه الدراسة لمعرفة مدى انتشار مرض ارتفاع ضغط الدم و تأثير نمط السلوك الحياتي لمدرسات المدارس الثانوية للبنات على انتشار هذا المرض.

شملت الدراسة 16 مدرسة من مركز محافظة البصرة (25 % من مدارس مركز المحافظة)، و تم جمع المعلومات اللازمة من المدرسات وفق استمارة خاصة، و أجري الفحص الطبي (قياس الطول و الوزن و قياس ضغط الدم).

أظهرت الدراسة النتائج التالية : الاستنتاج : أن الاستخدام المزدوج للفحص العلوي و النسيجي من خلال الناظور يعطي دقة أعلى في تشخيص الأورام الخبيثة في القناة الهضمية العليا و يساعد في توفير الوقت و الجهد غير أنه لا يمكن أن يلغي دور الفحص النسيجي أو يحل محله.

Abstract EN

Background: Hypertension is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases in the world and it is increasing particularly in developing countries (including Iraq).

A number of factors increase blood pressure, including: obesity, insulin resistance, high alcohol intake, high salt intake (in salt-sensitive patients), aging, sedentary lifestyle, stress, low potassium intake, and low calcium intake, furthermore, many of these factors are additive, such as obesity and alcohol intake. Objectives: This study was conducted with the aim of determining the prevalence of hypertension among secondary school female teachers and identifying lifestyle related risk factors. Subjects and methods: A sample of 16 schools (25%) of female secondary schools in Basrah city was chosen randomly.

All the female teachers present in the schools at the time of the visits were interviewed according to a special questionnaire.

Height, weight and blood pressure were measured.

The whole sample size was 403 participants; the only excluded criterion was pregnancy.

The number of those who were excluded was five teachers.

Results: The prevalence of hypertension among the study population was 21.3%, and about one fifth of them (20.3%) were prehypertensive.

The prevalence of lifestyle risk factors among the study population was as follows; physical inactivity (67.V%), overweight (40.9%), obesity (37.7%), contraceptive pills use (18.6%), salty diet (18.1%), fatty diet (15.4%), drugs intake (mostly non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) (12.4%), coffee intake (6.5%), and smoking (0.5%).

A significant association was found between some lifestyle risk factors and hypertension, those were: drug intake, and body mass index, while no significant association was found between other risk factors and hypertension which were: fatty diet, physical activity, coffee intake and, contraceptive pills intake.

Conclusions: The prevalence of hypertension was within the range of that reported for women in Iraq.

There was a significant proportion of participants with unidentified hypertension, and a significant association was found between certain lifestyle risk factors and hypertension.

Early detection of hypertension and educational health programs regarding lifestyle behavior were highly recommended.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Ali, Hanan A.& al-Asadi, Jasim Naim. 2009. Prevalence and lifestyle determinants of hypertension among secondary school female teachers in Basrah. The Medical Journal of Basrah University،Vol. 27, no. 2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-272585

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Ali, Hanan A.& al-Asadi, Jasim Naim. Prevalence and lifestyle determinants of hypertension among secondary school female teachers in Basrah. The Medical Journal of Basrah University Vol. 27, no. 2 (2009).
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-272585

American Medical Association (AMA)

Ali, Hanan A.& al-Asadi, Jasim Naim. Prevalence and lifestyle determinants of hypertension among secondary school female teachers in Basrah. The Medical Journal of Basrah University. 2009. Vol. 27, no. 2.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-272585

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-272585