Full Length Research Paper
Falastine Rafiq Salem Hamdan
Abstract
This study aimed to explore whether Jordanian menopausal women are aware of the risk factors of CVD, through the assessment of the perceptions of Jordanian menopausal women about the risk factor of CVD, in order to provide data for the scope and needs for prevention of CVD among the targeted group. A cross sectional study was conducted among a random sample of (175) females aged between (18-50) years and more in the Northern District region of Jordan, which includes the governorates of Irbid, Jerash, Ajloun, and Mafraq. The study participants were recruited from primary health care (PHC) centers in the four governorates. The results of the study revealed that family history of heart disease increase your chance to have this disease with a percentage reaches (74.4%). Results related to women responses toward the higher risk to have heart disease after menopause was low (33.1%), results also indicated that cancer is considered as the most dangerous health issues (72.0%) followed by the percentage (23.4%) for the Heart Diseases, while the lowest percentage reached (7.4%) for the diabetes, which is not congruent with other point of view of national institute of nursing research that found that (43%) of female deaths due to cardiac disease, few women view it as a significant health risk. Based on the results of the study, recommendations were provided.