Awareness of Risk Factors and its Correlates in Patients of Hypertension and Coronary Heart Disease in Jamnagar District: A Crosssectional Study

Dr. Amrita Sarkar; Dr. Sudip Bhavsar

Volume : VI, Issue : IV, April - 2017

Awareness of Risk Factors and its Correlates in Patients of Hypertension and Coronary Heart Disease in Jamnagar District: A Crosssectional Study

Dr. Amrita Sarkar, Dr. Sudip Bhavsar

Abstract :

Background: Hypertension (HTN) and Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) are major public health problem in the current global health scenario. Amending modifiable risk factors can greatly influence the disease progress and complications in patients and prevention in the population. Aim: To estimate the awareness of risk factors of HTN or CHD and to find out its association with socio–demographic factors. Methods: The present study was a hospital– based cross–sectional study done in 400 patients. Results: Knowledge about risk factors of HTN and CHD is not satisfactory and often comes after the onset of the disease and not prior to it. Significant association was seen in the level of awareness between area of living, literacy status, socio–economic status and also duration of illness. Conclusion: Our study elicited that unless other aspects of development like literacy, poverty and uncontrolled urbanization are not addressed, health cannot be achieved. Also, non–pharmacological treatment is given a step–motherly treatment instead of its proven efficacy.