Prevalence of cardio vascular disease risk factors in suburban of Chennai, South India: A community assessment

Abstract Background: Cardio vascular disease (CVD) is a group of disorders of heart and blood vessels. It is the leading cause of death not only in developed but also in developing countries like Nepal. However, knowledge and attitude about risk factors of CVD have not yet studied in mid-western part of Nepal. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the level of knowledge and attitude regarding risk factors of CVD among general people residing in Nepalgunj, Banke; Nepal. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted. The pre-tested structured and self-administered questionnaires were used to collect the data during the month of July to August 2019, and analysed using SPSS software version 21. The descriptive analysis was performed using frequencies, percentage, mean SD. Chi-square test and multinomial logistic regression (MNLR) analysis were used to identify the statistically significant factors associated with knowledge and attitude.Results: Of total 150 subjects, 23.3%, 40.7% and 36.0% of the respondents respectively had good, average and poor knowledge. Likewise, 51.3% had unfavourable, 36.0% neutral and 12.7% favourable attitude towards risk factors of CVD. MNLR analysis revealed that education, gender and profession were significant predictor variables in association with the level of CVD knowledge and attitude: illiterates were 67% less likely (AOR = 0.330, 95% CI: 0.117–0.929, P = 0.036 < 0.05) to have good knowledge about risk factors of CVD compared with literates. Participants having government jobs were 12.673 times more likely (AOR = 12.673, 95% CI: 1.475–108.884, P = 0.021 < 0.05) to have good knowledge compared to those participants involving in agriculture. Males were 69.9% less likely (AOR = 0.301, 95% CI: 0.140–0.648, P = 0.002 < 0.05) to have unfavourable attitude in comparison to female over neutral attitude, and illiterates were 4.158 times more likely(AOR = 4.158, 95% CI: 1.707–10.128, P = 0.002< 0.05) to have unfavourable attitude more than literates. Conclusion: The findings of the study concluded that, the knowledge about CVD was adequate among general people, however the attitude was unfavourable. Thus, health awareness campaigns such as NTCP, DMP, MMMP needs to be implemented to develop knowledge and improve in attitude about risk factors of CVD.

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Knowledge and attitude regarding risk factors of cardio vascular disease among general people residing in Nepalgunj, Banke; Nepal

10.21203/rs.3.rs-34829/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Ramesh Prasad Tharu ◽

Shirya Rawal

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Vascular Disease ◽

Family Income ◽

Educational Status ◽

Blood Cholesterol ◽

P Value ◽

Cardio Vascular Disease ◽

Level Of Knowledge ◽

Knowledge And Attitude ◽

Cardio Vascular

Abstract Background Cardio vascular disease (CVD), a group of disorders of heart and blood vessels. It is the leading cause of death globally including Nepal. The major factors which increase the risks are tobacco chewing/smoking, raised blood cholesterol level, high blood pressure, physical inactivity, overweight, obesity, excessive alcohol consumption, age, sex and heredity etc. Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess the level of knowledge and attitude regarding risk factors of cardio vascular disease among general people residing in Dhamboji-1,Nepalgunj, Banke; Nepal. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional research design was adopted for the study and entirely based on primary data collected through structured and self-administered questionnaires during the month of July 2019. Non-probability convenience sampling technique was used to select 100 general people residing in Nepalgunj, Banke. The collected data were analyzed and summarized through descriptive as well as inferential statistics using SPSS software (version 21). The descriptive analysis was performed using frequencies, percentage etc. and for the inferential part of the study, chi-square test (\({{\chi }}^{2}\)-test) was used. Results The results of the study revealed that among total 100 respondents; 33 (33.0%) of the respondents had poor knowledge, 35(35%) of the respondents had average knowledgee and 32(32.0%) had good level of knowledge regarding risk factors of cardio vascular disease. Likewise, the majority of respondents 68(68.0%) had unfavourable attitude, 32(32.0%) had neutral attitude and none of the respondents had favourable towards risk factors of cardio vascular disease. There was significant association between knowledge and educational status (p value = 0.010) and types of family (p value = 0.031). However, there was no statistically significant association between attitude and other demographic variables such as age, sex, family income, occupation, educational status, types of family, religion, marital status, level of education, present illness and personal habit. Conclusion The findings of the study conclude that, though the attitude was unfavourable but the knowledge was average towards risk factors of cardio vascular disease among general people. Thus, comprehensive interventions against all risk factors should be planned and implemented to reduce the future burden of CVD in general people of Nepal.

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Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Risk Factors of Cardio Vascular Disease Among General People Residing in Nepalgunj, Banke; Nepal

10.21203/rs.3.rs-101221/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Ramesh Prasad Tharu ◽

Shirya Rawal

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Vascular Disease ◽

Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

Good Knowledge ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Awareness Campaigns ◽

Cardio Vascular Disease ◽

Knowledge And Attitude ◽

Cardio Vascular

Abstract Background: Cardio vascular disease (CVD) is a group of disorders of heart and blood vessels. It is the leading cause of death not only in developed but also in developing countries like Nepal. However, knowledge and attitude about risk factors of CVD have not yet studied in mid-western part of Nepal. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the level of knowledge and attitude regarding risk factors of CVD among general people residing in Nepalgunj, Banke; Nepal. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted. The pre-tested structured and self-administered questionnaires were used to collect the data during the month of July to August 2019, and analysed using SPSS software version 21. The descriptive analysis was performed using frequencies, percentage, mean SD. Chi-square test and multinomial logistic regression (MNLR) analysis were used to identify the statistically significant factors associated with knowledge and attitude.Results: Of total 150 subjects, 23.3%, 40.7% and 36.0% of the respondents respectively had good, average and poor knowledge. Likewise, 51.3% had unfavourable, 36.0% neutral and 12.7% favourable attitude towards risk factors of CVD. MNLR analysis revealed that education, gender and profession were significant predictor variables in association with the level of CVD knowledge and attitude: illiterates were 67% less likely (AOR = 0.330, 95% CI: 0.117–0.929, P = 0.036 < 0.05) to have good knowledge about risk factors of CVD compared with literates. Participants having government jobs were 12.673 times more likely (AOR = 12.673, 95% CI: 1.475–108.884, P = 0.021 < 0.05) to have good knowledge compared to those participants involving in agriculture. Males were 69.9% less likely (AOR = 0.301, 95% CI: 0.140–0.648, P = 0.002 < 0.05) to have unfavourable attitude in comparison to female over neutral attitude, and illiterates were 4.158 times more likely(AOR = 4.158, 95% CI: 1.707–10.128, P = 0.002< 0.05) to have unfavourable attitude more than literates. Conclusion: The findings of the study concluded that, the knowledge about CVD was adequate among general people, however the attitude was unfavourable. Thus, health awareness campaigns such as NTCP, DMP, MMMP needs to be implemented to develop knowledge and improve in attitude about risk factors of CVD.

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