Key result
Survey finds only ~39% of Bangladeshi adults recognize specific cardiovascular disease types.
Why the study?
Reliable data on various aspects of cardiovascular disease in Bangladesh is inadequate due to lack of national population-based surveys or central health data, necessitating improved understanding of CVD knowledge in the population.
Cross-Sectional (n=350)
No
Supports targeted CVD awareness campaigns in Bangladesh; leaves open whether knowledge gains improve outcomes.
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%).
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Rahman et al. (2019) conducted a cross-sectional in Cardiovascular disease awareness (n=350). Cardiovascular disease awareness was evaluated on Knowledge of at least one cardiovascular disease type. Among a surveyed population in Bangladesh, only 38.9% were aware of cardiovascular disease types, 67.7% recognized heart attack symptoms, 35.7% recognized stroke symptoms, and 92.9% identified at least one risk factor.
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