Attitude and Practices of early adults of Lucknow city about Heart diseases: A cross-sectional survey
Journal Title: International Journal of Current Research and Review - Year 2017, Vol 9, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction: CVD is a leading cause of mortality in India of which majority of individuals are adults in the age group of 20-40 years. However because of less knowledge among people evident from various researches the attitude and practices associated with CVD is hampered. Aim and objectives: A cross- sectional study was conducted to determine the level of attitude and practices on cardiovascular disease among early adults of age group 20-40 years. Method/ study design: A total of 250 adults aged 20-40 years were included using purposive sampling excluding those who were illiterates and were CVD patients, personally questionnaires were filled for each individual. Findings: Majority of respondents were female 143 (57.20%), the mean age of the participants was 27.42 ±6.7. Most of the people at present did not suffer from any morbidity condition with a percentage of 112 (44.80%), followed by those 87 (34.80%) who were seeking medical help for some or the other kind of illness. The mean score for attitude was 11.82±5.032, 37.6% score ranging from 0 to 19 and for practice, scores ranged from 3 to 15 (mean=8.93; SD=2.2; n=250), 87.60% (n=219) of the respondents scored in the poor practice range while 12.40% (n=31) followed fair practice. None of the respondents fell in the category of Good practice. Conclusion: A continuous effort is needed to enhance the attitude by involving them into educational programmes and making them aware of the available CVD guidelines by the government. The primary focus lies on improving the attitude because adults are the most productive people and their energy might get wasted if their practices continue to hamper their health
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Dayal Bhawana
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