Результати вивчення факторів ризику розвитку цереброваскулярних хвороб у жінок міста Києва

Abstract

Cerebrovascular diseases in the leading countries of the world occupy the second place among all the causes of death and become the main cause of disability of the population in working age. Preventive measures for the development of cerebrovascular disease are directed at eliminating or reducing the impact of risk factors of disease. The objective: to define risk factors for the development of cerebrovascular disease in women under the age of 40 years residing in Kyiv. Materials and methods. 420 women under the age of 40 years residing in Kyiv were questioned with the use of sociological method. A universal adapted questionnaire was used to conduct the research. The results were processed with the application of statistical method and the method of structural-and-logical analysis. Results. It has been defined that up to 32.0% of women have risk factors for developing cerebrovascular diseases of medical nature, up to 69.0% – of hereditary nature, up to 69.0% – of those associated with lifestyle and 32.0% – of socio-economic nature. Among women who did not have a diagnosis of cerebrovascular disease 24.6±2.2% of the polled have hypertensive disease. At the same time, 21.9±2.1% of them do not follow the doctor’s recommendations on healthy lifestyle and 13.8±1.7% of them do not follow the recommendations of the doctor on taking medications. Among women who have been diagnosed with cerebrovascular disease 31.7±2.3% of the polled have hypertensive disease. At the same time, 48.7±2.5% of them do not follow the doctor’s recommendations on healthy lifestyle and 38.5±2.4% do not follow the recommendations of the doctor regarding the intake of medicines. All that leads to high risks of developing a cerebral stroke. Conclusions. A high level of risk factors for cerebrovascular disease was defined among women aged up to 40 years of life residing in Kyiv that requires the introduction of comprehensive information and sanitary preventive programs. Keywords: Kyiv, women, cerebrovascular diseases, risk factors.