Differences in Risk Factor of Cardiovascular Disease Risk on Rural and Urban Population
Abstract: Cardiovascular
disease is a global threat. This study aimed to obtain a description of
cardiovascular disease pattern among rural and urban population in Ponorogo.
Two locations were chosen to represent rural and urban area through cluster
sampling. Cross sectional study design was chosen with a sample size of 350
respondents. The research instrument was adopted from WHO STEPS. Difference in
prevalence between the two clusters were analyzed with ?2 test, with ?=0.05.
The result showed that the prevalence smoking and alcohol consumption among
males were higher in rural than urban population (p= 0.04 and p=0.012
respectively). The prevalence of unhealthy fruit consumption was higher in both
sexes from rural population (p =0.025 and p=0.012). Hypertension was higher
among rural female compared to female living in urban area (p=0.024).
Keywords: cardiovascular
disease, risk factors, rural, urban
Journal Code: jpkesmasgg170037
