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.
Highlights
Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, making it a major public health problem
The causes of cardiovascular disease largely rely on high blood pressure, LDL cholesterol, lifestyle pattern including physical activity, smoking alcohol consumption, body mass index (BMI) and dietary factors [6]
The increasing rates in developing and recently developed populations mirror historic epidemiologic data in high income nations. The causes of this global epidemic have largely been established to originate in high blood pressure, LDL cholesterol, lifestyle factors including physical activity, smoking, alcohol consumption, body mass index (BMI) and dietary factors direct impact of established and novel pathways of clinical cardiovascular risk [7]
Summary
Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, making it a major public health problem. The causes of cardiovascular disease largely rely on high blood pressure, LDL cholesterol, lifestyle pattern including physical activity, smoking alcohol consumption, body mass index (BMI) and dietary factors [6]. The increasing rates in developing and recently developed populations mirror historic epidemiologic data in high income nations The causes of this global epidemic have largely been established to originate in high blood pressure, LDL cholesterol, lifestyle factors including physical activity, smoking, alcohol consumption, body mass index (BMI) and dietary factors direct impact of established and novel pathways of clinical cardiovascular risk [7]. More over this study will help health care providers to develop or strengthen their ability to protect their clients and the surrounding community from cardiovascular diseases
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