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Knowledge of modifiable risk factors of heart disease among patients with acute myocardial infarction in Karachi, Pakistan: a cross sectional study.

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Khan, MS; Jafary, FH; Jafar, TH; Faruqui, AM; Rasool, SI; Hatcher, J; Chaturvedi, N
Published in: BMC cardiovascular disorders
April 2006

Knowledge is an important pre-requisite for implementing both primary as well as secondary preventive strategies for cardiovascular disease (CVD). There are no estimates of the level of knowledge of risk factor of heart disease in patients with CVD. We estimated the level of knowledge of modifiable risk factors and determined the factors associated with good level of knowledge among patients presenting with their first acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan.A hospital based cross-sectional study was conducted at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, a major tertiary care hospital in Karachi Pakistan. Patients admitted with their first AMI were eligible to participate. Standard questionnaire was used to interview 720 subjects. Knowledge of four modifiable risk factors of heart disease: fatty food consumption, smoking, obesity and exercise were assessed. The participants knowing three out of four risk factors were regarded as having a good level of knowledge. A multiple logistic regression model was constructed to identify the determinants of good level of knowledge.The mean age (SD) was 54 (11.66) years. A mere 42% of our study population had a good level of knowledge. In multiple logistic regression analysis, independent predictors of "good" level of knowledge were (odds ratio [95% confidence interval]) more than ten years of schooling were 2.5 [1.30, 4.80] (verses no schooling at all) and nuclear family system (verses extended family system) 2.54 [1.65, 3.89]. In addition, Sindhi ethnicity OR [3.03], higher level of exercise OR [2.76] and non user of tobacco OR [2.53] were also predictors of good level of knowledge.Our findings highlight the lack of good level of knowledge of modifiable risk factors for heart disease among subjects admitted with AMI in Pakistan. There is urgent need for aggressive and targeted educational strategies in the Pakistani population.

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BMC cardiovascular disorders

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1471-2261

ISSN

1471-2261

Publication Date

April 2006

Volume

6

Start / End Page

18

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Risk Factors
  • Pakistan
  • Myocardial Infarction
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Heart Diseases
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Female
 

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Khan, M. S., Jafary, F. H., Jafar, T. H., Faruqui, A. M., Rasool, S. I., Hatcher, J., & Chaturvedi, N. (2006). Knowledge of modifiable risk factors of heart disease among patients with acute myocardial infarction in Karachi, Pakistan: a cross sectional study. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 6, 18. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2261-6-18
Khan, Muhammad S., Fahim H. Jafary, Tazeen H. Jafar, Azhar M. Faruqui, Syed I. Rasool, Juanita Hatcher, and Nish Chaturvedi. “Knowledge of modifiable risk factors of heart disease among patients with acute myocardial infarction in Karachi, Pakistan: a cross sectional study.BMC Cardiovascular Disorders 6 (April 2006): 18. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2261-6-18.
Khan MS, Jafary FH, Jafar TH, Faruqui AM, Rasool SI, Hatcher J, et al. Knowledge of modifiable risk factors of heart disease among patients with acute myocardial infarction in Karachi, Pakistan: a cross sectional study. BMC cardiovascular disorders. 2006 Apr;6:18.
Khan, Muhammad S., et al. “Knowledge of modifiable risk factors of heart disease among patients with acute myocardial infarction in Karachi, Pakistan: a cross sectional study.BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, vol. 6, Apr. 2006, p. 18. Epmc, doi:10.1186/1471-2261-6-18.
Khan MS, Jafary FH, Jafar TH, Faruqui AM, Rasool SI, Hatcher J, Chaturvedi N. Knowledge of modifiable risk factors of heart disease among patients with acute myocardial infarction in Karachi, Pakistan: a cross sectional study. BMC cardiovascular disorders. 2006 Apr;6:18.
Journal cover image

Published In

BMC cardiovascular disorders

DOI

EISSN

1471-2261

ISSN

1471-2261

Publication Date

April 2006

Volume

6

Start / End Page

18

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Risk Factors
  • Pakistan
  • Myocardial Infarction
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Heart Diseases
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Female