Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: 1

A Cross- Sectional Study of Risk Factors of Coronary Heart Disease Among Bank Employees of Bijapur City

  • Author:
  • M R Gudadinni1, U C Nuchhi2, M C Yadavannavar3, V M. Sorganvi4
  • Total Page Count: 34
  • Page Number: 254 to 287

1Assistant Professor, Dept of Community Medicine, BLDEU'S Shri B M Patil Medical College, Bijapur

2Associate Professor, Dept of Forensic Medicine, BLDEU'S Shri B M Patil Medical College, Bijapur

3Professor, Dept. of Community Medicine, BLDEU'S Shri B M Patil Medical College, Bijapur

4Lecturer in Statistics, Dept of Community Medicine. BLDEU'S Shri B M Patil Medical College, Bijapur

Online published on 21 February, 2013.

Abstract

Bank employees, with their resources and infrastructure, are ideal for increasing awareness and initiating preventive activities for the control of coronary heart disease (CHD).However, there are no reliable estimates of CHD risk factor burden, or of its awareness and treatment status among bank employees. The study intends to evaluate the prevalence of risk factors and knowledge of CHD among bank employees of Bijapur city.

To estimate the prevalence of risk factors of CHD and to assess the knowledge regarding risk factors of CHD among bank employees.

A cross-sectional study was conducted for a period of three months. The study population consisted of bank employees working in various banks in Bijapur City.

Keywords

Coronay Heart Disease, Risk factors, Employees, Knowledge