Abstract: CAD is the leading cause of death globally and one of the major health burdens worldwide. Smoking, dyslipidemia, hypertension, diabetes, obesity and physical inactivity are modifiable & preventable risk factors. This study attempted to quantify knowledge regarding preventive measures of Coronary Artery disease among patients attending OPD of selected hospital of Ludhiana city. Information was collected from 150 patients attending medical and surgical OPD’s who were not diagnosed with any of heart disease. Questionnaire related to Socio demographic variables and knowledge items related to prevention of coronary artery disease was used to collect the information. The result revealed that only 15.33% of subjects had good level of knowledge, and 84.67% subject had poor level of knowledge regarding prevention of CAD. The highest mean knowledge score of 14.55 + 0.65 was in the age group of 41-50 years. The study recommends the need of awareness raising program regarding preventive measures of CAD to decrease the burden of such devastating disease.
Keyword: Knowledge, Coronary Artery Disease, Preventive measure, Risk factor.
Title: Knowledge Regarding Preventive Measures of Coronary Artery Disease among Patient Attending Out Patient Departments of Selected Hospital Of Ludhiana City
Author: Mamta Choudhary, Kapil Sharma, Jaspreet Kaur Sodhi
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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