Table 3 Health literacy – basic knowledge and philosophy
project | Frequency N(%) |
|---|---|
I don't know the criteria for people at risk for chronic diseases | 1078(74.5) |
I don't know which conditions are chronic | 448(31.0) |
I don't know what factors are associated with the development of chronic diseases | 426(29.4) |
Believes that a healthy lifestyle can effectively prevent chronic diseases | 965(66.7) |
The most critical thing to prevent and control cardiovascular diseases is to prevent and control risk factors such as high blood pressure | 860(59.4) |
Most cancers are considered preventable and treatable | 523(36.1) |
The prevention and control of chronic diseases are considered to require the participation of the whole society | 914(63.2) |
The hypertensive person taking antihypertensive medication within the last two weeks | 544(93.5) |
Diabetic treated with glucose-lowering medication or insulin within the last two weeks | 89(87.3) |
Dyslipidemia treated with lipid-regulating drugs within the last two weeks | 33(27.0) |
Know your waistline | 943(65.2) |
Know your blood pressure | 1069(73.9) |
Know your blood sugar | 270(18.7) |