Health and Cardiovascular Risk Factors Survey in the 31's Slum.
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Risk Factor
- Sponsor
- Fundacion GESICA
- Enrollment
- 2265
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Self-perceived health
- Last Updated
- 4 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Cardiovascular risk factors and disease burden has been showed to affect more deeply to poorer populations. People who live in slums are the most vulnerable subgroup in the populations where, paradoxically scarcity of data exists on risk factors and cardiovascular disease burden.
Our study aim to describe the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular disease burden in a representative sample of an urban slum of Buenos Aires city, using validated questions from the National Risk Factors Survey (edition 2013). Also, the investigators will measure blood pressure and cardiac rate to all study participants.
Detailed Description
Cardiovascular risk factors and disease burden has been showed to affect more deeply to poorer populations. People who live in slums are the most vulnerable subgroup in the populations where, paradoxically scarcity of data exists on risk factors and cardiovascular disease burden. Hypothesis: the prevalence of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors in an urban slum from Buenos Aires city is higher than the rest of the country and, consequently requires a distinctive management approach. Objectives: 1. To measure the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in a representative sample of the villa 31 (an urban slum from Buenos Aires city). 2. To measure the self-perceived health in a representative sample of the villa 31 (urban slum from Buenos Aires city). Design: observational study. Survey. Procedures: the survey will be conducted by neighbors from the slum that received specific training as community health workers and were trained on the use of the survey questionnaire and for blood pressure measuring. Sampling: representative samples of slum population will be obtained using probabilistic, multi-staged sampling methods. Blood pressure measures: blood pressure will be measured using automatic blood pressure monitoring device with appropriate cuff sizes. Statistical analyses: categorical variables will be expressed as numbers and percentages, and continuous variable as means and standard deviations or medians and interquartile ranges. Between groups comparisons will be conducted using chi2 test for categorical variables and T test or Mann-Whitney U's test for continuous variables. To compare the prevalence of risk factors with the rest of the country, the database will be jointed with the national risk factor survey (publicly available). All analyses will be weighted to account for the sampling method.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •\>= 18 years. Sign the informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Unable to answer the survey. Unwilling to participate.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Self-perceived health
Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 3 months
Percentage of participants that report their health status as self-perceived in a 5-points Likert' scale from "Excellent" to "Bad"
Diabetes
Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 3 months
Percentage of participants that self-report as had been diagnosed as diabetic or receiving medical therapy for diabetes.
Hypertension
Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 3 months
Blood pressure \>=140/90 mmHg or being taking antihypertensive medication.
Smoking
Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 3 months
Percentage of participants that self-report current smoking
Hypercholesterolemia
Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 3 months
Self-reported plasma high cholesterol levels.
Secondary Outcomes
- Physical activity(Through study completion, an average of 3 months)
- Previous myocardial infarction(through study completion, an average of 3 months)
- Previous stroke(through study completion, an average of 3 months)
- Body mass index(through study completion, an average of 3 months)
- Healthy diet(through study completion, an average of 3 months)