Abstract
Background: Cardiovascular diseases contributed to 28·1% of the total deaths and 14·1% of the total Disability Adjusted Life Years in India in 2016 and the count is continuously rising. So, this study is done to see the level of cardiovascular healthcare awareness among qualified adult population of Navi Mumbai.
Methods: 51 graduate/postgraduate adults visiting a consultant cardiologist’s clinic during cardiac healthcare camps in the months of January to March 2019 at Navi Mumbai were given a 20 point questionnaire about cardiovascular healthcare awareness. Result is expressed in percentage.
Results: Most participants consider that their health status is good. About 53% exercise regularly. But about 64% of the participants are overweight /obese. About 59% participants get routine cardiovascular medical examination done regularly. About 47% suffer from one or more chronic diseases like Diabetes, Hypertension, Heart disease, Hyperlipidemia etc. and 26.5% also have the family history of Diabetes. Approximately 51% participants have the knowledge about the symptoms of heart attack. All of them consider that cardiac healthcare camps are very useful. But Mediclaim policies are held by only 41% of them.
Conclusion: The cardiovascular healthcare awareness of qualified adult population of this specific area is considerably good, but a higher level of awareness is required and must be created among all citizen.
Keywords: Body Mass Index, Cardiovascular healthcare awareness, Navi Mumbai, Questionnaire.
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Corresponding Author
Dr Abhilasha Rashmi
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College & General Hospital, Sion, Mumbai-22
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v7i11.84
