ASSESS THE RISK FACTORS OF HEART DISEASE AND EFFECTIVENESS OF AWARENESS PROGRAM REGARDING HEALTHY HEART BEHAVIOUR ON KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF ADULTS IN UTTARAKHAND
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Abstract
Background of the study: Heart is one of most important organ in the human body. There are various factors which affects the heart and leads to heart disease. There are several modifiable and non-modifiable factors of heart disease. Modifiable risk factors can be minimized by adoption of healthy lifestyle practices can reduce the risk of heart disease in adults. The purpose of the study was to identify the adults under risk of heart disease and providing them knowledge regarding healthy heart behavior. Result: The study revealed that 72% of the adults were at moderate risk of heart disease, only 19% of the adults were at low risk and 9% were having high risk of heart disease. More than half 55.2% adults had Type B personality. In this study mean knowledge regarding healthy heart behavior of adults was 14.09 ± 3.372, after the intervention, it was increased by 3.89 units with statistically significant. (p value > 0.05). The mean practice of adults was 24.90 ± 4.749 regarding healthy heart behavior which was increased up to 28.92 ± 4.224 after giving intervention, that is statistically significant (p value 0.001). There was a weak positive co-relation between post-test knowledge and practice score of adults which was insignificant. There was a significant association found between healthy heart behavior knowledge with age and also there was a significant association found in gender and occupation of adults with practice score. Conclusion: The study concluded that the majority of adults were at moderate risk for developing heart disease. Awareness program regarding healthy heart behavior was effective in enhancing the knowledge and practices of adults regarding healthy heart behavior among adults.