Heart Health Awareness marks WHD23 in Nigeria

On September 29, we invited consultant Cardiologist Omale Peter to our heart health awareness WhatsApp group consist of 263 members for him to help us debunk myths attached to heart disease.
before that day, a daily poll was initiated on the group with #useheart to know based on the information provided, for our use of heart to Know Heart, here is a summary interpretation of the daily research poll from heart health awareness WhatsApp community.

1. Dizziness: Out of 28 respondents, only 4 have felt dizzy this year.

2. Heart investigations: Out of 38 respondents, 16 have not done heart investigations before.

3. Feeling tired upon waking up: Out of 26 respondents, 4 have experienced this.

4. Sore gum: Out of 29 respondents, one of them experience sore gum every month.

5. Jobs requiring sitting for a long time: Out of 35 respondents, 18 mentioned jobs requiring sitting for a long time.

6. Increased heart rate when lying down quietly: Out of 36 respondents, 5 experienced a faster heart rate.

7. Difficulty breathing while lying on the back: Out of 27 respondents, 3 have experienced this.

8. Blood pressure monitoring: Out of 26 respondents, 4 do not check their blood pressure at all, while 13 have a blood pressure machine at home.

9. Family history of heart disease: Out of 24 respondents, 7 have a close relative who suffers from heart disease.

10. Chest pain moving from the heart side to the arm: Out of 28 respondents, 1 has experienced this type of chest pain.

11. Blood sugar monitoring: Out of 36 respondents, 8 have not checked their blood sugar this year.

12. Witnessing complications of high blood pressure: Out of 46 respondents, it is not specified how many respondents have seen someone with complications of high blood pressure.

13. Favorite exercise: Out of 64 respondents, 34 prefer walking and only 1 prefers swimming.

14. Favorite heart fruit: Out of 77 respondents, the highest number (31) prefer bananas.

15. Benefit of heart health awareness: Out of 42 respondents, 40 people have found heart health awareness to be beneficial.

Overall, the respondents in this heart health awareness WhatsApp community have experienced a variety of symptoms and health issues related to heart health. The good news is Many of them have a positive perception of heart health awareness and its benefits.
Happy Word Heart Day 2023