title: [Campaign for the prevention of cardiovascular diseases: social determinants for the participation in the initial health screening].
abstract: This article presents results regarding the social factors which determine the participation at baseline screening during a campaign for the prevention of cardio-vascular diseases in Nyon and Aarau. On the basis of certain variables which are sociologically relevant, the analysis compares: --spontaneous participants and non-participants--spontaneous and requested participants. It is clearly shown that inclination to participate depends mainly on the situation and position of individuals in the social field, since these determine their understanding of medicine, their relation to their body, and their attitude towards health and preventive measures. A second correlation was also established between actual participation and exposure to action taken by the local leaders and associations to mobilize inhabitants for the campaign.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003256:Community Participation / Q000639:trends*; D004493:Education / Q000592:standards; D005190:Family; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D009790:Occupations; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013557:Switzerland
vernacular_title: Campagne pour la prèvention des maladies cardiovasculaires: les déterminants sociaux de la participation à l'examen de santé initial.