Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: October | Volume: 7 | Issue: 10 | Pages: 318-324
Prevalence of Risk Factors of Non Communicable Diseases - A Community Based Study in a Rural Area of Murshidabad District of West Bengal, India
Sankar Nath Jha1, Ritu Ghosh2, Sanghamitra Maulik2, Sarmila Mallik3
1Associate Professor, 2Assistant Professor,
Dept of Community Medicine, Murshidabad Medical College & Hospital, West Bengal, India
3Acting Principal Murshidabad Medical College & Hospital and ex HOD, Dept of Community, Medicine Murshidabad Medical College, West Bengal, India.
Corresponding Author: Ritu Ghosh
ABSTRACT
Background: Globally about 36 million people die due to NCDs (Non-communicable diseases), which account for 63% of total deaths. Cardiovascular diseases account for 48% of the NCDs.
Objective: To estimate the prevalence of risk factors of NCDs among the residents of a block of Murshidabad district of West Bengal
Methods: This observational cross sectional community based study was conducted in a rural area of a district in West Bengal, India with the objective to find out the prevalence of risk factors of NCDs like obesity, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidemia and addiction to tobacco and alcohol. A total of 390 subjects were studied using questionnaire and anthropometric measurement and biochemical tests.
Results: Mean age of the sample population was 42±8.4 years. Current use of tobacco smoking was 36 % among males and 6% of men were current alcohol users. Tobacco use was significantly more among males. About 87% of study subjects took more salt and 28% use more oils than recommended. Seventy one percent of study population could not afford >5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day. Most of the females (68%) had Low level of physical activity when compared with men (37%). Overweight was seen in 38% and 46% had dyslipidaemia. Hypertension was more prevalent (25%) than Pre-diabetes (19%) or Diabetes (11%).
Conclusion: The present study highlighted high burden of risk factors of NCDs in the rural community of West Bengal. Community based intervention for screening for these risk factors and health behaviours followed by awareness program can only curb the burden.
.Keywords:Diabetes, Hypertension, NCDs, Prevalence, Risk factors, Rural, Tobacco.
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