Assessment of Health Awareness and Nutritional Knowledge of the Dyslipidemia Subjects.

Abstract

Introduction: Dyslipidemia is one of the major risk factor for atherosclerosis and related cardiovascular diseases. Evaluating health behavior patterns and knowledge regarding food and nutrients after diagnosis may help improve the management of dyslipidemia. Objective: The study aimed to assess the health awareness and nutrition knowledge among Dyslipidemia subjects. Methods: The area chosen for the studies was public sector company hospitals from Bangalore region. It was the study of the cost-effectiveness of health awareness and nutritional knowledge. The random sample of 400 aged between 31-60 years was recruited from the Public sector company hospitals. The information obtained on a) socio-economic profile and b) assessment of health awareness and nutritional knowledge using a questionnaire. Awareness comprising of 14 statements and knowledge using 16 statements with ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ options. Results: Most of the subjects were found between 31-40 years (42.8 %), 76.5% were males and 23.5% were females. Females respondents had higher nutrition knowledge (48.9%) and health awareness (55.8%) than their male’s counterparts (44%) and (48%) respectively. 41-50 years (64 %) had the unfavourable level of Health Awareness and inadequate level (69.6%) of nutritional knowledge. Unfavourable level of Health Awareness inadequate level of nutritional knowledge was observed irrespective of the educational and occupational status of the respondents compared to those working as a staff nurse had a moderate level of Health Awareness and nutritional knowledge. Conclusion: Health awareness and nutritional knowledge of among Dyslipidemia subjects females found higher than males however found inadequate. Creating health awareness and nutritional knowledge alone may not be an adequate amount of to progress health status in patients with dyslipidemia.