Communication With American Indians and Alaska Natives About Cardiovascular Disease
ORIGINAL RESEARCH — Volume 17 — December 17, 2020
PEER REVIEWED
Figure 1.
Information sources used by American Indians and Alaska Natives (N = 220) to learn about cardiovascular disease.
| Information source | % |
|---|---|
| Internet (not social media) | 67 |
| Doctor | 66 |
| Friends and relatives | 63 |
| Brochures | 62 |
| Television | 61 |
| Health professional (not doctor) | 60 |
| Magazines | 53 |
| Social media | 45 |
| Radio | 34 |
| Newspaper | 28 |
Figure 2.
Comparison of agreement among American Indians and Alaska Natives that cardiovascular disease is a larger problem for them than for Americans in general, by respondent characteristics. Abbreviations: AI/ANs, American Indians/Alaska Natives; HS, high school.
| Characteristic | More Agreement That Heart Disease Is a Large Problem for AI/ANs than Americans in General | Same Agreement That Heart Disease Is a Large Problem for Both AI/ANs and Americans in General | More Agreement That Heart Disease Is a Larger Problem for Americans in General than AI/ANs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 12 | 71 | 17 |
| Age, y | |||
| 18–29 | 19 | 52 | 29 |
| 30–39 | 17 | 65 | 18 |
| 40–49 | 2 | 88 | 10 |
| 50–59 | 9 | 72 | 19 |
| 60–77 | 16 | 74 | 10 |
| Sex | |||
| Female | 13 | 67 | 20 |
| Male | 9 | 80 | 11 |
| Education | |||
| <High school graduate | 43 | 46 | 11 |
| High school graduate | 15 | 67 | 18 |
| Some college | 9 | 66 | 25 |
| College graduate | 10 | 81 | 9 |
| Residence | |||
| Reservation | 17 | 68 | 15 |
| Rural area or town | 11 | 75 | 15 |
| Metropolitan area | 9 | 71 | 20 |