Public knowledge of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors in Tangail, Bangladesh: a cross-sectional survey

Authors

  • Masuder Rahman Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, Tangail, Bangladesh
  • Shakila Akter Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, Tangail, Bangladesh
  • Fatama Tous Zohora Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, Tangail, Bangladesh
  • Abu Zaffar Shibly Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, Tangail, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20191799

Keywords:

Cardiovascular disease, Knowledge, Symptoms, Risk factors, Heart attack, Stroke, Bangladesh

Abstract

Background: Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) is a major public health problem throughout the world. In Bangladesh, the reliable data concerning various aspects of CVD is inadequate at present due to lack of national population-based surveys or central administrative health data. Given the rising incidence of CVDs in Bangladesh, an improved understanding of the CVD, symptoms and risk factors is needed. Hence, this study was performed to assess the level of knowledge towards CVD types, warning symptoms of heart attack or stroke, and CVD risk factors.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted from May 2018 to June 2018 using standard questionnaire on a sample of 350 randomly selected Bangladeshi individuals. All the data of the study were input in SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) version 20.0 software from IBM for windows and the gathered data thus analyzed using SPSS & Microsoft Excel.

Results: The respondents’ knowledge about types of CVD, symptom heart attack, symptom of stroke and the risk factors of CVD are 38.9%, 67.7%, 35.7%, and 92.9% respectively. The most common risk factors of CVD found to be known by around than two-third of respondents were unhealthy diet (66.9%), physical inactivity (64.3), obesity (61.4%), and smoking (58.6%).

Conclusions: The respondents’ knowledge about types of CVD, symptom heart attack, symptom of stroke and the risk factors of CVD are 38.9%, 67.7%, 35.7%, and 92.9% respectively. The most common risk factors of CVD found to be known by around than two-third of respondents were unhealthy diet (66.9%), physical inactivity (64.3), obesity (61.4%), and smoking (58.6%).

Author Biography

Masuder Rahman, Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, Tangail, Bangladesh

Associate Professor

Department of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University
Santosh, Tangail-1902
Bangladesh

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2019-04-27

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Rahman, M., Akter, S., Zohora, F. T., & Shibly, A. Z. (2019). Public knowledge of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors in Tangail, Bangladesh: a cross-sectional survey. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 6(5), 1838–1842. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20191799

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