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KNOWLEDGE & PRACTICE REGARDING MODIFIABLE RISK FACTORS OF CARDIAC ILLNESSES AMONG PATIENTS WITH ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION

Dr. Muhammad Osama Rauf Hiraj, Dr Muhammad Tayyab Farooq, Dr Arbab Fatima, Dr. Muhammad Hasaan Shahid

Abstract: Background: Cardiovascular diseases are major cause of mortality and morbidity all over the world. Knowledge regarding any disease and its risk factors are vital pre-requisite for implementation of prevention and control of that disease. Our study emphasized to assess the knowledge of risk factors that can be modified regarding cardiovascular diseases in patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) admitted in Nishtar Hospital Multan Methods: It is a hospital based cross sectional descriptive study that has been carried out in cardiology & medicine departments of various hospitals of Punjab, Pakistan on 110 patients admitted due to first attack of acute myocardial infarction. We assessed the knowledge of four modifiable risk factors i.e., fatty food consumption, smoking, less physical activities and obesity. Results: Among 110 patients, 83 (75.4%) were males while 27 (24.5%) were females. 48 (43.6%) of the subjects were having ample knowledge of modifiable risk factors. Educational status was associated with better level of knowledge. Conclusion: There is a lack of ample amount of knowledge among patients admitted with first attack of acute MI. Implementing educational strategies is of ultimate importance in population of Pakistan for prevention of the ascending prevalence of this disease to encounter the burden of acute MI.

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