Abstract
Cardiovascular diseases, one of the important health problems of our day, seriously threaten human health. For this reason, it is very important to raise awareness about cardiovascular health from childhood and to develop behaviors accordingly. The aim of this study is to find out cardiovascular health awareness in students between the ages of 7 and 16 during the pandemic. 216 students continuing their education in the city centre of Sivas, Turkey participated in the study. A survey form on socio-demographic characteristics of the students and Children’s Cardiovascular Health Promotion Attitude Scale (CCHPAS) were used in the study. Demographic characteristics were collected online with a 9-question form. KMO value (0.741) was found to be moderate. Bartlett Sphericity test (p=0.00) was found to be significant. The fact that these two values are significant shows that the survey is suitable for factor analysis. 4 factors were determined as a result of factor analysis. These 4 factors explain 60% of the variance. No statistically significant difference was found in both total scale and 4 factors in terms of gender (p>0.05). While no statistically significant difference was found for the first factor in terms of the state of having social media account (p>0.05), significant difference was found for the other factors and total scale score (p<0.05). It was also examined whether there were differences between factors and total scale score in terms of age groups, and while no statistically significant difference was found in terms of Factor 1, Factor 2 and Factor 4 (p>0.05), difference was found in terms of Factor 3 and total scale scores (p<0.05). As a result of the study, it was found that the participants had good level of awareness about cardiovascular health. 
 
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Highlights
In recent years, one of the most important problems threatening our health has been cardiovascular diseases
Raising awareness about cardiovascular diseases starting from childhood is very important in terms of preventing cardiovascular diseases that may occur in the future
Data Collection Tools A questionnaire form to determine the socio-demographic characteristics of the students and Children’s Cardiovascular Health Promotion Attitude Scale (CCHPAS) were used in the study
Summary
One of the most important problems threatening our health has been cardiovascular diseases. The cardiovascular system consists of heart and vasculars in human body. The oxygen uptake is very important in terms of exercise performance (Ari et al, 2017). Cardiovascular system provides oxygen to body tissues and muscles. A sedentary lifestyle, unhealthy eating habits, cigarette and alcohol consumption pave the way for cardiovascular diseases. Raising awareness about cardiovascular diseases starting from childhood is very important in terms of preventing cardiovascular diseases that may occur in the future. According to World Health Organization statistics, cardiovascular diseases (CVD), which rank the first among the causes of death in the world, constitute 30% of all deaths; while this rate is 47% in Turkey (Ministry of Health, 2010; World Health Organization, 2003)
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