Mustaqeem Marium, Sadullah Samiyah, Farooq Muhammad Zain, Waqar Wajiha, Fraz Tayyab Raza
J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad. 2015 Oct-Dec;27(4):894-9.
Cardiovascular diseases is the leading cause of death worldwide, yet very little data is available assessing the awareness of the younger population of Pakistan. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the awareness, knowledge and the preventive measures taken to avoid the health issues related to cardiovascular diseases.
It was a community based cross sectional descriptive study to assess the awareness and behavior in young non medical students. A questionnaire was developed and survey was conducted on 300 non medical students enrolled in different universities of Pakistan. Data analysis was performed using SPSS-16.
The sample consisted of 300 students aged between 16 and 32 years. 6.7% of the participants had history of blood pressure, 0.7% had diabetes, and 68.3% had a family history of cardiovascular diseases. 17.4% students were smokers. In the knowledge section, only 22% respondent scored above 20 out of 28 showing lack of knowledge. 42.7% participants were concerned about developing coronary artery diseases. 43.3% and 6.7% knew their blood pressure and cholesterol level respectively.33.3% and 41.7% regulate their dietary fat and salt intake respectively.
Our study elucidates that cardiovascular diseases are not perceived as major risk by Non Medical Students. Lack of knowledge, physical inactivity, and high positive family history render the target population prone to cardiovascular diseases. The findings of study indicates the need for heart disease awareness campaigns for young population, to escalate the preventive actions and adoption of healthy lifestyles so as to lower the incidence of cardiovascular diseases in Pakistan.
心血管疾病是全球主要的死亡原因，但关于巴基斯坦年轻人群体认知情况的数据却非常少。本研究的目的是评估对与心血管疾病相关的健康问题的认知、知识以及所采取的预防措施。
这是一项基于社区的横断面描述性研究，旨在评估年轻非医学专业学生的认知和行为。设计了一份问卷，并对巴基斯坦不同大学的300名非医学专业学生进行了调查。使用SPSS - 16进行数据分析。
样本包括300名年龄在16至32岁之间的学生。6.7%的参与者有高血压病史，0.7%有糖尿病史，68.3%有心血管疾病家族史。17.4%的学生吸烟。在知识部分，只有22%的受访者在28分中得分超过20分，表明知识匮乏。42.7%的参与者担心患冠状动脉疾病。43.3%和6.7%的人分别知道自己的血压和胆固醇水平。33.3%和41.7%的人分别控制饮食中的脂肪和盐摄入量。
我们的研究表明，非医学专业学生并未将心血管疾病视为主要风险。知识匮乏、缺乏体育锻炼以及较高的阳性家族史使目标人群易患心血管疾病。研究结果表明，有必要针对年轻人群开展心脏病认知宣传活动，加强预防措施并倡导健康的生活方式，以降低巴基斯坦心血管疾病的发病率。
