Risk Stratification for Detection of Coronary Artery Disease and Effectiveness of Sensitization Programme on Reduction of Risk for Coronary Artery Disease among Adults in Selected Urban Areas of Vijayapur

Abstract

Background: Cardiovascular diseases, especially coronary heart disease (CHD), are epidemic in India. The
Registrar General of India reported that CHD led to 17% of total deaths and 26% of adult deaths in 2001-2003, which
increased to 23% of total and 32% of adult deaths in 2010-2013. In India, studies have reported increasing CHD
prevalence over the last 60 years, from 1% to 9%-10% in urban populations and <1% to 4%-6% in rural populations.
Important risk factors for CHD in India are dyslipidemias, smoking, diabetes, hypertension, abdominal obesity,
psychosocial stress, unhealthy diet, and physical inactivity. Suitable preventive strategies are required to combat
this epidemic.
Aim: The aim of the study is to assess and stratify the risk of coronary artery disease among adults.
Materials and Methods: The research design used for this study is true experimental pre test post test control
group design with follow up. Non probability Quota sampling technique will be used for this study. Sensitization
programme is an intervention in which repeated administration of interventions to the participants to understand
and involve in risk reduction strategies of coronary artery disease.
Result: Frequency and Percentage distribution of study participants according to their risk of CAD. Majority
144(72.0%) of the study participants had low risk of CAD followed by 52(26.0%) of the study participants who
had intermediate risk and remaining 4(2.0%) of the study participants had high risk. A total of 200 adults were
completed the questionnaire. The sociodemographic data represented that frequency and percentage distribution
of adults according to socio- demographic profile such as age, gender, religion, marital status, educational status,
occupation, dietary habits, family history of heart disease, smoking habits and alcohol consumption. The BMI level
of the adults depicts that majority 131(91.0%) had normal BMI, 6(4.2%) were overweight and 7(4.9%) under weight.
Off high risk study subjects, majority 28(50.0%) had over weight and 14(25.0%) each of the study subjects had
normal weight and obese respectively. In relation to adult stress majority 52(92.9%) were at moderate risk of illness
and only 4(7.1%) were at risk illness. It was clear that coronary artery risk score were same between experimental
and control group during pretest but the difference in risk scores was highly significant when compared with posttest-I, posttest-II and posttest-III. Hence the sensitization programme was effective on reduction of coronary
artery disease among the adults and hence second hypothesis was proved. It was seen that there was no association
between knowledge risk scores of coronary artery disease with their selected socio-demographic variables such as
Age, Gender, Religion, Education, laborer, dietary habit, family History, smoking habits, alcohol consumption but
it was highly associated with Marital Status.
Conclusion: The study concludes that risk factor of coronary artery disease was highly associated with selected
risk factors such as dietary habits, junk food consumption, family history, smoking habits, consumptions of
alcohol, adult stress, BMI and physical activity.