Abhinav Vaidya|Umesh Raj Aryal|Alexandra Krettek
Cardiovascular health knowledge, attitude and practice/behaviour in an urbanising community of Nepal: a population-based cross-sectional study from Jhaukhel-Duwakot Health Demographic Surveillance Site
Nordic School of Public Health|Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital|Nordic School of Public Health|Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital|Nordic School of Public Health|University of Gothenburg
h3objectivesh3 study determined knowledge attitude practicebehaviour cardiovascular health residents semiurban community nepal h3designh3 increase understanding knowledge attitude practicebehaviour towards cardiovascular health conducted inhome interviews using questionnaire based stepwise approach surveillance resources scoring responses also recorded blood pressure took anthropometric measurements h3settingh3 study conducted part hearthealthassociated research dissemination community project jhaukhelduwakot health demographic surveillance site two urbanising villages near kathmandu h3participantsh3 study population included 777 respondents six randomly selected clusters villages h3resultsh3 seventy per cent participants women 269 lacked formal education burden cardiovascular risk factors high 201 current smokers 433 exhibited low physical activity 216 hypertensive participants showed poor knowledge heart disease causes 297 identified hypertension 11 identified overweight physical activity causes whereas 22 identified high blood sugar causative around 60 respondents know heart attack symptoms compared 20 knew 24 symptoms median percentage scores knowledge attitude practicebehaviour 793 743 48 respectively nearly 44 respondents insufficient knowledge less 20 highly satisfactory knowledge among highly satisfactory knowledge 147 highly satisfactory attitude 195 139 satisfactory highly satisfactory practices respectively h3conclusionsh3 study demonstrates gap cardiovascular health knowledge attitude practicebehaviour semiurban community lowincome nation even among already affected cardiovascular disease