Knowledge of Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) among the ACS Diagnosed Patients in Bangladesh
Author : Probal Kumar Mondal, Smita Roy, Tasmiah Taniim, 4Zubaida Iftekhar, Abu Ansar Md Rizwan and Mohammad Shamsul Huda
Abstract :
Introduction: Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is considered a dangerous cardiovascular condition. Patients of ACS who delayed seeking medical attention frequently believed their symptoms had nothing to do with their hearts. These symptoms and misinterpretations may influence the decision to seek therapy due to a lack of knowledge about ACS symptoms or the erroneous adoption of attitudes and concepts around symptoms.
Objective: To analyze the sociodemographic variables that were connected with knowledge and to describe ACS knowledge among ACS patients in Bangladesh who had been diagnosed with the condition.
Methods: At a hospital of secondary level, 288 ACS patients older than 18 years old participated in a cross-sectional study. Both the indoor and outdoor patients' data were gathered. Stata version 13 was used for data analysis. The scoring system was employed to gauge the respondents' degree of knowledge.
Results: Only 16.0 (46) percent of respondents had a low understanding of ACS, 20.8 (60) percent had normal knowledge, and 39.2 (113) percent had very good knowledge. The results also revealed a significant relationship between knowledge level and respondents' sex (P=0.045), age (P=0.012), and place of residence (P=0.031).
Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that to raise participants' knowledge regarding ACS symptoms, health awareness campaigns using a variety of media venues targeted at high-risk populations are required. A future extensive investigation is also necessary to fully comprehend the issue and fill up the gaps that have been found.
Keywords :
Knowledge, belief, acute coronary syndrome, patients
