Volume-2 Issue-4, May 2022 – International Journal of Preventive Medicine and Health (IJPMH)

D1019052422

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Cardiovascular Disease Among the Patients and Bystanders of a Multispecialty Hospital in Ernakulam District of Central Kerala, India
Asif Ajmal Ameer Khan¹, Nesrin Mohamed², Tiju Zachariah³, R. Mohamed Azarudeen⁴, Sulfikar Sainudeen⁵

¹Dr. Asif Ajmal Ameer Khan, Department of Emergency Medicine, Sree Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Chalakka (Kerala), India.

²Dr. Nesrin Mohamed, Junior Resident in Nephrology, Sree Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Chalakka (Kerala), India.

³Dr. Tiju Zachariah, Emergency Medical Officer, Sree Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Chalakka (Kerala), India.

⁴Dr. R. Mohammed Azarudeen, Emergency Physician, Sree Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Chalakka (Kerala), India.

⁵Dr. Sulfikar Sainideen, Casualty Medical Officer, KTCT Hospital, Karavaram (Kerala), India.

Manuscript received on 27 March 2022 | Revised Manuscript received on 09 April 2022 | Manuscript Accepted on 15 May 2022 | Manuscript published on 30 May 2022 | PP: 7-14 | Volume-2 Issue-4, May 2022. | Retrieval Number: 100.1/ijpmh.D1019052422 | DOI: 10.54105/ijpmh.D1019.052422

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Abstract: Kerala has seen a steep rise in the number of people affected by non-communicable diseases especially CVDs. There has also been an increase in the number of people being brought to the hospital emergency departments with acute coronary syndrome. With those facts in our minds, the research team wanted to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice on cardiovascular disease among the patients and bystanders visiting our tertiary care health centre in a rural part of Kerala. A cross sectional study was done using convenient sampling. An expert validated structured questionnaire was given to subjects after applying the exclusion criteria. A total of 354 people participated in the study with majority of males (56.5%). The questionnaire included questions regarding the knowledge regarding cardiovascular risk factors, knowledge regarding symptoms of acute coronary syndrome, attitude towards the risk factors and finally the practices carried out by them. The collected data was entered in Microsoft Excel and was analysed using SPSS version 20 software. After the analysis of the results, regarding questions related to knowledge, 77.4% subjects knew smoking is a risk factor for CVD. Most of the subjects knew that consuming fruits and vegetables regularly can prevent CVD. Regarding questions related to attitude, 65.8% agreed that regular exercise can prevent CVD. More than half of the subjects followed healthy lifestyle. There were statistically significant differences observed in knowledge level between sexes (males having a more mean knowledge score than females, p =0.001), age (age group of 20-30 having a high mean knowledge score than other age groups from 31-60, p< 0.001), education (graduates having a more mean knowledge score than those with primary and secondary education, p<0.001) and occupation (professionals having a high mean knowledge score compared to other fields of employment that we evaluated, p<0.001). More than half of the subjects were currently smoking (57.1%). This study revealed that the population had good knowledge and attitude regarding CVD risk factors. Yet, the number of smokers was still quite high. Development of better public information system is essential for the well-being of the society. Furthermore, despite having knowledge regarding certain factors, people showed less willingness to make lifestyle changes which also affected their practices. Hence, it is necessary to study KAP of the population at regular intervals to educate the people better and to aid in the planning of health promotion activities. This study proves that even though the people have good knowledge and attitude regarding CVD, the practices for prevention are not satisfactory. The researchers suggest that better health education campaigns regarding modifiable cardiovascular disease risk factors should be carried out among the public.

Keywords: Cardiovascular, Disease KAP, Kerala, India, Outpatient, Risk Factors
Scope of the Article: Community Health

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D1018052422

IJPMH Journal — Mon, 04 Apr 2022 12:15:31 +0000

Estimation of Stature Based on Lower Limbs: A Study Among the Male Children from Uttar Pradesh’s Chandauli Mirzapur Districts
Ashish Kumar Singh¹, Ajeet Jaiswal²

¹Dr Ashish Kumar Singh, Physical Education Teacher, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Bastar (Chhattisgarh), India.

²Dr Ajeet Jaiswal, (Anthropologist) Associate Professor, Department of Eidemilogy and Public Health (EPH), Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN), Tamil Nadu, India.

Manuscript received on 21 March 2022 | Revised Manuscript received on 02 April 2022 | Manuscript Accepted on 15 May 2022 | Manuscript published on 30 May 2022 | PP: 1-6 | Volume-2 Issue-4, May 2022. | Retrieval Number: 100.1/ijpmh.D1018052422 | DOI: 10.54105/ijpmh.D1018.052422

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Abstract: The goal of this study is to estimate stature or height from lower-limbs in male-children from the Uttar Pradesh (UP) districts of Chandauli and Mirzapur (India). 501 children aged eight (8) to fourteen years (14) old volunteered to take part in the research during the school year 2014-2015, and data was collected using multistage random sampling. On the right-side of each participant, four anthropometric measurements were taken: height, trochanterion length (TL), tibiale-laterale length (TLL), and biepicondylar femur breadth (BFB) (ISAK recommendation). The data was analysed, and an attempt was made to create a regression model based on the link between stature (dependent variable) and TL, TLL, and BFB (estimates). At P<0.05, all culled estimates showed a significant correlation. To compare authentic and estimated stature, an independent t-test was used, and all three segments were obtained after that. The constructed regression models worked well for estimating stature, and the Trochanterion length is a very reliable predictor of stature. Because regression models for stature prediction from the above-mentioned body segments were used in this work, the findings could be beneficial in establishing biological profiles during forensic investigations and disaster victim identification

Keywords: Biepicondylar Femur Breadth, Lower Limbs, Medico-Licit Autopsies, Regression Model, Stature Estimations
Scope of the Article: Biological Anthropology: Stature Estimation

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