PREVALENCE OF BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTORS OF CHRONIC NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASES IN AN URBAN AREA OF DELHI

Dr. Ruchira Pangtey; Dr. Gajendra S. Meena; Dr. Bratati Banerjee; Dr. Piyush Kumar Gupta

Volume : VI, Issue : VII, July - 2017

PREVALENCE OF BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTORS OF CHRONIC NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASES IN AN URBAN AREA OF DELHI

Dr. Ruchira Pangtey, Dr. Gajendra S. Meena, Dr. Bratati Banerjee, Dr. Piyush Kumar Gupta

Abstract :

Introduction: Most of chronic non– communicable diseases have common behavioral risk factors which are modifiable. So, this study was done to find the prevalence of these risk factors.

Materials and Methods: A community based cross sectional study was conducted in an urban area of Delhi from January 2015 to December 2015. Total 480 subjects were interviewed based on WHO STEPS questionnaire.

Results: Overall prevalence of behavioural risk factors for chronic NCD which includes current smokers, current alcohol users, inadequate use of fruits and vegetables and physical inactivity were 13.50%, 26.00%, 91.30% and 44.60% respectively. Current smokers and current alcoholic for gender and socio–economic status (p<0.001), inadequate use of fruits and vegetables for age (p<0.004) and education (p<0.001) and physical inactivity for socio–economic status (p<0.001) were found to be statistically significant.