Cardiovascular disease determinants: burden and knowledge among women in a rural community of Delhi

Abstract

Background: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are becoming major health burden in developing countries such as India. Rural women are reported to have high CVD-related mortality rates and are less likely to receive appropriate treatment.

Cardiovascular Risk Factor Knowledge and Behaviors Among Low-Income Urban Women in Mysore, India

“…While there have been a number of studies that examined the prevalence of CVD risk factors in India, little is known about levels of CVD risk factor knowledge among urban slum dwellers [31][32][33][34][35] . The majority of existing studies were carried out in tertiary care hospitals [36][37][38] or rural settings [39][40][41] , and these reported relatively low knowledge about underlying risks for heart disease. The only study examining CVD risk knowledge in urban adults was carried out in Bangalore among a young (82% were under age 50) and welleducated (64% of participants who had completed secondary school or higher education) sample 42 .…”