Knowledge regarding lifestyle and cardiovascular risk factors in rural community
1 National Institute of Diseases of the Chest and Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2 Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
3 College of Nursing, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
4 Kurmitola General Hospital, Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka-1206, Bangladesh.
Research Article
International Journal of Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences Archive, 2021, 02(01), 062–071.
Article DOI: 10.53771/ijbpsa.2021.2.1.0064
Publication history:
Received on 17 June 2021; revised on 30 July 2021; accepted on 02 August 2021
Abstract:
Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, making it a major public health problem in Bangladesh also. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in Joykhali village, Batiaghata upazilla in Khulna district from January to December 2019 to assess the level of knowledge regarding lifestyle and cardiovascular risk factors in rural community. A total of 288 people were selected from each house by conveniently. Data were collected by using pre tested semi-structured questionnaire with face-to-face interview. Out of the 288 respondents, 43 (14.9%) had good knowledge while others had average (n=211, 73.3%) and poor (n=34, 11.8%) knowledge regarding risk factors of cardiovascular disease. Only 25 (8.7%) respondents had good knowledge while others had average (n=190, 66.0%) and poor (n=73, 25.3%) knowledge regarding sign and symptoms of cardiovascular disease. Majority of the respondents (61.1%) had good knowledge while others had average (n=105, 36.5%) and poor (n=7, 2.4%) knowledge regarding prevention of cardiovascular disease. There is an apparent need to establish more wide-spread and effective educational intervention, which should be sensitive to the abilities of targeted individuals.
Keywords:
Cerebrovascular disease; Life style; Dietary pattern; Modifiable risk factors; Stress
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