Prevalence Of The Risk Factor Of Cardiovascular Diseases Among Undergraduate Students In University Of Benin

This study was carried out to exaime the prevalence of the risk factor of cardiovascular diseases among undergraduate students in University of Benin, Edo State.  The study was carried out to find out the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases among university students, determine the level of students awareness of the nature of cardiovascular diseases, assess the cardiovascular risk factors prevalent among students in University of Benin and determine the level of students awareness of the complications of cardiovascular risk factors. The survey design was adopted and the simple random sampling techniques were employed in this study. The population size comprised of undergraduates in university of Benin, Edo State. 

In determining the sample size, the researcher conveniently selected 160 respondents and 141 were validated. Self-constructed and validated questionnaire was used for data collection. The collected and validated questionnaires were analyzed using frequency tables, and mean scores. While the hypotheses was tested chi-square statistical tool. The result of the findings reveals that the prevalence of cardiovascular diseases among university students is high. Furthermore, the study revealed that the cardiovascular risk factors prevalent among students in University of Benin includes: Hypertension, Dyslipidaemia, Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity, Smoking. 

Therefore, it is recommended that health care providers, administrator, educators and student representatives come together to create a health and wellness screening program that has two primary goals.The first goal is to screen students to identify risk factors for CVD. The second goal of the program is to educate and inspire students to be more active in their health, well-being, and lifestyle choices. To mention but a few.

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