پديد آورندگان :
احمدزاد اصل، مسعود دانشگاه علوم پزشكي ايران - انستيتو روانپزشكي تهران - مركز تحقيقات بهداشت روان، تهران , مصطفايي، شايان دانشگاه علوم پزشكي البرز - دانشكده پزشكي - گروه پزشكي اجتماعي، كرج , رفيعي‌فر، شهرام وزارت بهداشت درمان و آموزش پزشكي - معاونت بهداشت - دفتر آموزش و ارتقاي سلامت، تهران , محمدي، نويد دانشگاه علوم پزشكي قزوين - دانشكده پزشكي - گروه پزشكي اجتماعي , فريد، مليحه دانشگاه علوم پزشكي البرز - مركز تحقيقات عوامل اجتماعي موثر بر سلامت، كرج , كبير، كوروش دانشگاه علوم پزشكي البرز - دانشكده پزشكي - گروه پزشكي اجتماعي، كرج
چكيده لاتين :
Background: The study of their knowledge, attitude, and behavior toward health is an
essential step for health planning. In the urban area, there are several concerns about
environmental pollution, health status, the dangers of insecurity, and bad dietary habits.
The aim of the study was the determination of knowledge, attitude, and behavior of
Tehran citizens in order to plan better municipal services.
Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted on 13000 participants
between 15-84 years in 22 districts of Tehran, Iran University of Medical Sciences, in
August and September of 2011. Cluster sampling and self-administered reliable and
valid questionnaire were used for data gathering. The inclusion criteria are all of
citizens of Tehran. Age, sex, marital and job status, obesity, physical activity,
hypertension, myocardial infarction, accidents, diabetes, nutrition, stroke, psychological
behavior, smoking, addiction and drugs, musculoskeletal, sexual behavior, anemia,
physical environment, fat blood, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, dietary
habits and socioeconomic status were measured under standard protocols and by using
calibrated instruments.
Results: From 13000 participants in the study, 11753 (90%) was fulfilled the
questioners. Nonresponse rate from 11753 participants was 8.6%. The proportion of
obesity/overweight was 50% and 29.5% of people had appropriate physical exercise,
37.6% reported a tobacco consumer in their family and 4.5% reported an experience of
substance misuse. Also, 29.2% and 24.8% from these had anomalistic consuming of
salt and soft drink, respectively. Of the participants, 44.8%, 89.1% had a good
knowledge and attitude, respectively. Cronbach alpha coefficient was 0.82 and 0.79 for
knowledge, attitude and behavior, respectively. In additional, the correlation coefficient
between test and re-test questions was 0.91.
Conclusion: This study was a comprehensive study to measure the knowledge, attitude
and practice of Tehran citizens using reliable and valid questionnaires about general
health status. A considerable percentage of Tehran citizens suffering from overweight,
obesity, hypertension, diabetes, high blood lipids and smoking consuming and using
anomalistic from TV and computer. The results can be used as a framework and guide
to prioritize problems and planning health education interventions in Tehran.
