TY - JOUR
T1 - Awareness and Attitude on Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease among non health care workers
T2 - A Cross-sectional Study
AU - Roy, Sandeep Kumar
AU - Pai, Radhika R.
AU - Chandrababu, Ramesh
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Journal of Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences University.
PY - 2023/12/28
Y1 - 2023/12/28
N2 - Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) has become a significant health problem that affects the health of people worldwide. In this study, we assessed the awareness and attitude toward the prevention of CAD among nonhealth-care workers. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 292 nonhealth-care workers at the institutions of a multidisciplinary university. Participants were asked to complete the awareness and attitude questionnaire on the prevention of CAD. Results: Among the nonhealth-care workers, most of the participants had good knowledge 43 (14.7%), and a positive attitude 290 (99.3%) toward preventive measures of CAD. There was a moderate positive correlation between knowledge and attitude, which was statically significant (r = 0.540, significant at P = 0.001). Conclusion: Even though most of the participants demonstrated good awareness of factors contributing to CAD among nonhealth-care workers, rest of the vast majority of the participants reported having limited awareness. This warrants a well-designed awareness program for nonhealth-care workers, which can help reduce the incidence or the development of CAD among the general population.
AB - Background: Coronary artery disease (CAD) has become a significant health problem that affects the health of people worldwide. In this study, we assessed the awareness and attitude toward the prevention of CAD among nonhealth-care workers. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 292 nonhealth-care workers at the institutions of a multidisciplinary university. Participants were asked to complete the awareness and attitude questionnaire on the prevention of CAD. Results: Among the nonhealth-care workers, most of the participants had good knowledge 43 (14.7%), and a positive attitude 290 (99.3%) toward preventive measures of CAD. There was a moderate positive correlation between knowledge and attitude, which was statically significant (r = 0.540, significant at P = 0.001). Conclusion: Even though most of the participants demonstrated good awareness of factors contributing to CAD among nonhealth-care workers, rest of the vast majority of the participants reported having limited awareness. This warrants a well-designed awareness program for nonhealth-care workers, which can help reduce the incidence or the development of CAD among the general population.
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U2 - 10.4103/jdmimsu.jdmimsu_146_23
DO - 10.4103/jdmimsu.jdmimsu_146_23
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85181085445
SN - 0974-3901
VL - 18
SP - 624
EP - 648
JO - Journal of Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences University
JF - Journal of Datta Meghe Institute of Medical Sciences University
IS - 4
ER -