Login / Signup

Ideal Cardiovascular Health Behaviours in Nationally Representative School-Based Samples of Adolescents in the Caribbean.

Supa PengpidKarl Peltzer
Published in: Vascular health and risk management (2021)
The proportion of meeting 3-4 ideal CVHB metrics was low among adolescents in four Caribbean countries. Both high-risk and school-wide intervention programmes should be implemented in aiding to improve CVHB in Caribbean countries. Several factors associated with ideal CVHB were identified, which can be targeted in school health interventions.
Keyphrases
  • physical activity
  • mental health
  • randomized controlled trial
  • public health
  • healthcare
  • young adults
  • cancer therapy
  • health information
  • risk assessment
  • climate change