The Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) of Women Health Services Staff About Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Disease (CVDs) in City of Fereydan and Chadegan

Background: India is facing the dual burden of communicable and non communicable diseases. The field level workers like anganwadi workers (AWW) have important role in creating awareness among people in fighting non communicable diseases. This study was an attempt to assess the prevalence of knowledge, attitude and practice of cardiovascular diseases among anganwadi workers and also to estimate the prevalence of obesity and hypertension among these workers.Methods: A total of 188 participants from 2 blocks of Cuddalore district were selected using multistagesampling technique. Each participant was given a pretested questionnaire to elicit their response and their height and weight was also measured. The Likert 3 scale was used to score their response. The statistical tool of Pearson correlation and Chi square was applied.Results: The mean (SD) age of the participants was 42.22 (10.56) years. The mean (SD) knowledge, attitude and practice score of study participants were 31.34 (5.6), 21.88 (1.97) and 8.03 (2.59) respectively. The prevalence of obesity in study sample was 43.1% and hypertension was 27.66%. There was a significant association of increasing age and obesity with hypertension (p<0.05). The study findings showed that there was a significant relationship between knowledge and attitude, attitude and practice (p<0.05) but knowledge and practice association was not statistically significant.Conclusions: Although knowledge and attitude of anganwadi workers of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors was adequate, the practice was found to be poor. The prevalence of obesity and hypertension was high.

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Level of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Dental Caries Among Visitors Visiting the Dental Department of Teaching Hospitals in Lahore

Asian Journal of Allied Health Sciences (AJAHS) ◽

10.52229/ajahs.v5i1.645 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 61-66

Author(s):

OJS Admin

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Dental Caries ◽

Teaching Hospitals ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Level Of Knowledge ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Knowledge, attitude and practice regarding dental caries are major risk factors in the occurrence of dental problems and their awareness has a chief role in the prevention, control and treatment of the diseaseand thus the overall health of the population.

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Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice regarding Food, and Waterborne Outbreak after Massive Diarrhea Outbreak in Yazd Province, Iran, Summer 2013

International Scholarly Research Notices ◽

10.1155/2014/403058 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2014 ◽

pp. 1-7 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Zahra Cheraghi ◽

Batul Okhovat ◽

Amin Doosti Irani ◽

Mojgan Talaei ◽

Elham Ahmadnezhad ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Health Information ◽

Education Level ◽

Health Centers ◽

Survey Study ◽

Waterborne Outbreak ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Kap Survey ◽

Gender Education ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Objective. This Study was conducted after a diarrhea outbreak that occurred in Yazd Province, Iran. The aim of the study was to compare knowledge, attitude, practice, and other risk factors of the affected communities regarding diarrhea outbreak (the cities of Zarch, Meybod, and Ardakan) to nonaffected communities (the cities of Yazd and Taft). Methods. A knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) survey study was conducted from August to September 2013 enrolling 505 subjects who were referred to health centers anonymously during the epidemic. The questionnaire included the following four parts: (a) general characteristics such as gender, education level, source of health information obtaining; (b) 12 questions on knowledge (Min = 0, Max = 36); (c) 10 questions on attitude (Min = 0, Max = 50); and (d) nine questions on practice (Min = 0, Max = 27). Results. The overall mean score of knowledge, attitude, and practice was 28.17 (SD = 4.58), 37.07 (SD = 4.39), and 21.31 (SD = 3.81), respectively. Practice on food- and waterborne outbreaks was significantly higher in females (P=0.001) and in nonaffected communities (P=0.031). Conclusions. Nonaffected communities had a considerably better practice score. With the increase in the score of knowledge about food- and waterborne outbreaks, the score of practice increased slightly.

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Modifiable Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Diseases Among Adults in Rural Community, Lahore

International Journal of Social Sciences and Management ◽

10.3126/ijssm.v5i3.19902 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (3) ◽

pp. 76-82 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Sumaira Ejaz ◽

Muhammad Afzal ◽

Muhammad Hussain ◽

Hajra Sarwar ◽

Syed Amir Gilani

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Cardiovascular Diseases ◽

Rural Community ◽

Good Health ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Modifiable Risk Factors ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Community People ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are group of disorders of heart, blood and vessels. Major risk factors are hypertension, cigarette smoking, high fat, diabetes, obesity and physically inactive. In Pakistan, prevalence data for the Cardiovascular disease is sparse, and literature indicates that there is 30-40% of all deaths in Pakistan due to cardiovascular diseases. Objective: To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding modifiable risk factors of cardiovascular diseases among adults in rural community, Lahore. Methods: This was descriptive cross-sectional study. Convenient sampling was used. Data were collected from adults of rural community Lahore. The sample size was 110. KAP questionnaire was used to collect the data. Ethical permission was obtained and data was analyzed by SPSS version 21. Results: The findings of the research were good knowledge with (67%) high response of correct answer of “Smoking is risk factor of CVD”. The attitudes were negative, (28%) high correct response for “Do exercise for good health”. The practices were very poor regarding the risk-factors of cardiovascular diseases.Conclusion: The knowledge of participants towards the risk factors of cardiovascular diseases was somehow better. The attitude was comparatively negative and practices were poor. No one was following regular exercises, dietary modifications, manage stress and smoking. Rural community people should modify their lifestyle to improve their practices. There is need for health education campaign in the rural community to minimize the risk factors of cardiovascular diseases.Int. J. Soc. Sc. Manage. Vol. 5, Issue-3: 76-82

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Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice of Pakistani population about the risk factors, causes, complications and management of diabetes mellitus

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association ◽

10.47391/jpma.434 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 1-12

Author(s):

Muhammad Sajid Hamid Akash ◽

Kanwal Rehman ◽

Komal Jabeen ◽

Fareeha Fiayyaz ◽

Shakila Sabir ◽

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Keyword(s):

Diabetes Mellitus ◽

Risk Factors ◽

Family History ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Knowledge Score ◽

Key Words Complications ◽

Family History Of Diabetes ◽

Pakistani Population ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Abstract Objective: To compare the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding diabetes mellitus among diabetics and non-diabetics. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted at the Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan, from December 2017 to April 2018, and comprised subjects recruited randomly from different cities of Punjab, Pakistan. Data was collected using a predesigned structured questionnaire regarding socio-demographic characteristics, general knowledge about diabetes, perception regarding indication, risk factors, diagnosis, and complications, and practices followed for treatment and management of diabetes. Results: Of the 2,000 subjects, 972(48.6%) had family history of diabetes, 1338(66.9%) were living in urban areas, 1068(53.4%) were university graduates, 804(40.2%) were employed and 1152(57.6%) belonged to socio-economically balanced families. Composite knowledge score was significantly associated with age and socio-economic status (p<0.05). A highly significant association was observed regarding family history (p<0.001), level of education (p<0.0001) and occupation (p<0.001) with composite knowledge score. Conclusion: The knowledge level about diabetes was seen to be average. Key Words: Complications of diabetes mellitus, Diabetes knowledge, Management of diabetes mellitus, Pakistani population, Questionnaire. Continuous...

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