Awareness on Cardio Vascular Diseases among Patient's Attendants in a Specialized Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Abstract

Background: Bangladesh is a developing country where more than 170 million people live, among them, more than 80% live in rural areas. Where people are suffering from various diseases. Cardio Vascular Disease (CVD) is a more common disease in Bangladesh. Hypertension is the most widely prevalent, largely preventable risk factor for CVD accounting for half of the deaths due to ischemic heart disease and stroke. Therefore, due to CVD and CKD, uncontrolled hypertension has huge implications for the disease burden. Aim of the study: The aim of the present study was to assess the status of awareness on CVD among the patient’s attendants in National Institute of Cardiovascular Disease (NICVD), Dhaka, Bangladesh. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. The study was conducted at National Institute of Cardiovascular Disease (NICVD), Dhaka, Bangladesh in collaboration with the Department of Public Health, Northern University, Dhaka, Bangladesh during the period from September 2017 to December 2017 Before starting data collection, written consent was taken from all the participants. A pre-designed questioner was used to collect data. All the results were calculated with the help of a computer by using the SPSS 22.0 version. Data were presented according to the variable of the study and shown in percentage. Results: In this study maximum number of participants, 56.82% had knowledge about ischemic heart disease, 32.58% had no idea about ischemic heart disease and 9.15% had knowledge about MI and 1.45% have knowledge about coronary artery disease. Maximum 83.83% of participants had knowledge about the risk factor of CVD but 16.17% had no knowledge about the risk factor of CVD. Among the total participants, as the main risk factor of CVD, hypertension was defined by 80%, smoking by 73%, alcoholism by 53%, high fat diet by 52%, DM by 50%, family history of diabetes by 34%, and sedentary lifestyle by 27%. The maximum, 79.2% participants had the idea about the sign-symptoms of CV