Salman Zahid, Adnan Mehmood Gul, Hiffsa Sohail Taj, Muhammad Hammad Sharif, Tayyaba Ayaz.
Association of knowledge, attitude and behavioral risk factors with coronary artery disease.
Pak Heart J Jan ;49(2):61-5.

Objective: To assess knowledge, attitudes and behavioral risk factors and their association with CAD. Methodology: We conducted a hospital based, case control study in two major hospitals in Peshawar Individuals who were well oriented in time, space and voluntarily agreed to participate in the study were selected. Patients with diagnosed CAD were selected as per Monica criteria. The cases and controls were matched on the basis of their gender, age, occupation and level of education. An original questionnaire was used for data collection. The data was analyzed using SPSS Version 20 and presented in the form of graphs and text. Results: About 177 patients were selected, out of which 59 were cases and 118 were controls (1:2). Our study showed a significant association between lack of knowledge of risk factors of CAD and the odds of developing CAD. Participants with poor knowledge scores were 3.73 times more likely to develop CAD than those with good knowledge scores. People with poor attitude scores were 9.34 times more likely to suffer from heart disease. Smoking and high carbohydrate diet were the most significant risk factors among the participants. Conclusion: On the basis of findings of our study, we conclude that knowledge and attitude significantly affects the development of coronary artery disease and there is a strong relationship between the KAP variables and behavioral risk factors of CAD. Educating general population about CAD and its risk factors can significantly reduce the incidence of CAD.

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