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ArticleJournal of education and health promotion2021

Effect of Information, Education, and Communication activity on health literacy of cardiovascular diseases among school-going adolescents in Delhi.

Srishti Yadav, Anita Khokhar

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Article in Journal of education and health promotion, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Srishti YadavDepartment of Community Medicine, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Anita KhokharDepartment of Community Medicine, Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India.
Vardhman Mahavir Medical College & Safdarjung Hospital · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHeart attack and stroke account for >80% of deaths due to cardio-vascular diseases (CVDs) in India. Adolescents are the most susceptible group to adopt risky behaviors causing CVDs such as use of tobacco and alcohol, sedentary lifestyle, and unhealthy diet. This study was conducted to assess the health literacy of CVDs such as heart attack and stroke among school-going adolescents and change in health literacy after different information, education, and communication (IEC) activities. MATERIALS AND

methodsIt was a school-based interventional study conducted in two schools among students of classes 6, 7, and 8. The educational interventions were done in the form of pamphlets, posters, and lectures on heart attack and stroke. The postintervention data were collected 2 weeks after the first intervention and 3 months after the last intervention.

resultsThere were a higher proportion of students with satisfactory level of knowledge of heart attack and stroke both at 2 weeks and 3 months after the interventions in both the schools, and the results were statistically significant (

conclusionThe health literacy regarding CVDs has improved when compared to baseline after IEC activities among school-going adolescents.

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Adolescentseducation and communicationhealth literacyheart attackinformationstroke

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PMID34084818
PMCPMC8057185
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