EFFECTIVENESS OF CARDIAC HEALTH AWARENESS PROGRAM ON PRACTICES REGARDING PREVENTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CVD) AMONG PREMENOPAUSAL WOMEN IN SELECTED AREAS OF BENGALURU

Abstract

This study was aimed to assess effectiveness of cardiac health awareness program on practices regarding prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among premenopausal women in selected areas of Bengaluru. Methodology: Quasi experimental pretest posttest control group design was used. Non-probability purposive sampling technique to select 100 in each experimental and control group who met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Pre-test was administered using self-reported checklist for control and experimental group. Cardiac health awareness program was administered to the experimental group. After seven days and three months of administration of Cardiac health awareness program post-test was conducted using the same self-reported checklist for both groups. Results: The findings of the study revealed that regarding pretest among experimental group during pretest 51 had poor level of practice, 49 had average level of practice and none had good level of knowledge on practice which was improved after intervention with majority posttest I and posttest II with majority 71 and 72 of the subjects had average level of practice, 29 and 25 has good level of practice and none in posttest I and 3 in posttest II had poor level of practice respectively. Among control group during pretest almost 54 had poor level of practices and there was no improvement found in posttest I and II. Calculated F value within experimental group was 131.985 whereas within control group was 1.2384. Unpaired t test between experimental and control group showed significant difference with t value 11.62 (p<0.0001) and 11.01 (p<0.0001) in posttestI and posttest II respectively revealing that there was significant difference between experimental group and control group. Thus, it proves that Cardiac health awareness program was effective. Conclusion: Cardiac health awareness program was effective in improving the practices among premenopausal women.