Metabolic Syndrome-Related Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior among Indigenous Communities in Taiwan: A Cross-Sectional Study
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Published:2023-01-31
Issue:3
Volume:20
Page:2547
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ISSN:1660-4601
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Container-title:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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language:en
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Short-container-title:IJERPH
Author:
Lo Shu-Fen1, Lu Fang-Tsuang2, O. Yang An-Chi13, Zeng Jia-Ling4, Yang Ya-Yu5, Lo Yen-Ting1, Chang Yu-Hsuan6, Pai Ting-Hsuan7
Affiliation:
1. Department of Nursing, Tzu Chi University, Hualien 970374, Taiwan 2. Charity Development Department, Tzu Chi Charity Foundation, Hualien 971067, Taiwan 3. School and Graduate Institute of Nursing, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100233, Taiwan 4. Dianthus Medical Group, Taoyuan 320032, Taiwan 5. Department of Nursing, Taipei Guang En Elderly Medicare Center, New Taipei City 231040, Taiwan 6. Nursing Department, Lo-Hsu Medical Foundation, Lotung Poh-Ai Hospital, Yilan 265501, Taiwan 7. Nursing Department, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City 220216, Taiwan
Abstract
Background: Metabolic syndrome is characterized by cardiovascular and chronic disease risk factors that cause health problems. Inequalities in medical resources and information present a challenge in this context. Indigenous communities may be unaware of their risk for metabolic syndrome. Aims: This study explored factors associated with metabolic syndrome-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors among Taiwanese indigenous communities. Methods: For this descriptive cross-sectional survey, we collected anthropometric data and used a self-administered questionnaire between 1 July 2016, to 31 July 2017, from a convenience sample of an indigenous tribe in eastern Taiwan. The response rate was 92%. Results: The prevalence of metabolic syndrome was as high as 71%, and the average correct knowledge rate was 39.1%. The participants’ self-management attitudes were mainly negative, and the self-management behaviors were low in this population. Stepwise regression analysis showed that knowledge, attitude, age, perception of physical condition, and body mass index, which accounted for 65% of the total variance, were the most predictive variables for self-management behaviors. Conclusions: This is the first study to report the relationship between metabolic syndrome knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors in an indigenous population. There is an urgent need to develop safety-based MetS health education programs that can provide access to the right information and enhance self-management approaches to lessen the growing burden of MetS in indigenous communities.
Funder
Tzu Chi Foundation
Subject
Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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