CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND DIABETES RISK SCORE AMONG UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL STUDENTS IN KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA: A CROSS SECTIONAL SURVEY

Authors

  • Farrukh Ansar Northwest School of Medicine Peshawar Pakistan
  • Almas Khattak Northwest School of Medicine Peshawar Pakistan
  • Muhammad Saad Northwest School of Medicine Peshawar Pakistan
  • Owais Anwar Northwest School of Medicine Peshawar Pakistan
  • Sawar Uz Zahab Northwest School of Medicine Peshawar Pakistan
  • Rafay Khattak Northwest School of Medicine Peshawar Pakistan
  • Azmatullah Northwest School of Medicine Peshawar Pakistan
  • Irfanullah Barki Northwest School of Medicine Peshawar Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v10i01.285

Keywords:

Cardiovascular diseases, Diabetes mellitus, Medical students, Risk factors

Abstract

Objective: To determine the prevalence of risk and risk factors of CVDs and diabetes among the undergraduate medical students of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan.

Materials and Methods: 900 students were sampled from nine medical colleges of KPK. A cross-sectional study was completed amid the instructive year of 2019 at Northwest school of medicine (NWSM), Peshawar. The ethical protocol was pursued and purposive and multistage sampling techniques were utilized. Data was collected through a questionnaire based on Framingham risk score for CVDs and Findrisc scale for diabetes risk among undergraduate medical students.

Results: The results showed that 2.3% of undergraduate medical students are at high risk of whereas 12.4% are at moderate risk developing CVDs. 6.3% of students are at high risk while 34% are at moderate risk of developing diabetes. 95% of students have good knowledge of risk factors for developing CVDs and diabetes.

Conclusion: Students are more prone to developing diabetes than cardiovascular diseases which require serious attention. Projects should be initiated to bring awareness about CVD risk factors.

 

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Published

2020-03-31

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Farrukh Ansar, Almas Khattak, Muhammad Saad, Owais Anwar, Sawar Uz Zahab, Rafay Khattak, Azmatullah, & Irfanullah Barki. (2020). CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AND DIABETES RISK SCORE AMONG UNDERGRADUATE MEDICAL STUDENTS IN KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA: A CROSS SECTIONAL SURVEY. JOURNAL OF KHYBER COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY, 10(01), 23–28. https://doi.org/10.33279/jkcd.v10i01.285

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 01 (2020): Journal of Khyber College of Dentistry

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Original Article

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