January 2021 Vol. 9 No.1

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Original Research Article

Knowledge and attitude of university students among risk factors of cardiovascular diseases

Areej Khalid^1*, Muhammad Hussain², Muhammad Afzal³, Prof. Dr Syed Amir Gilani⁴

¹Lahore School of Nursing, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
²Assistant professor, Lahore School of Nursing, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
³Lahore School of Nursing, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
⁴Dean, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan

*Corresponding Author's Email: areejkhalid939@gmail.com

Received: 02 January 2021  I  Accepted: 20 January 2021  I  Published: 24 January 2021  I  Article ID: MRJMMS-21-002
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Abstract

Cardiovascular disorders are illnesses of the heart and blood vessels and are the main cause of death worldwide. (WHO, 2014). Almost seventeen billion people expire due to cardiac diseases. Almost 30% of people globally died due to CVD. The objectives of this study is to assess the knowledge of the medical students on the hazard factors of cardiovascular disease and to assess the attitude of students on the risk factors of cardiovascular diseases. This is a cross-sectional descriptive research. The data were collected from the students of the University of Lahore. The sample size was 150. Survey was used to collect the data. Ethical consent was achieved from the department and statistics was analyzed by SPSS version 21. The results of the research was good with (86%) great response of accurate answer of 'adequate exercise can prevent from CVD'. The attitudes of respondents were negative (45%), they do not maintain their weight according to BMI. The knowledge of the respondent regarding threat factors of cardiovascular diseases was improved but the attitude of the students was questionable. They do not follow the precautionary measures to reduce the hazard factors of cardiovascular diseases. They have bad eating habits and do not perform regular exercise. Most of the participants are involved in bad habits like smoking and can’t manage their stress. University Students should maintain their lifestyle to reduce the hazard factors of cardiovascular diseases.

Keywords: KAP, University Students, Cardiovascular disease