Dr. Jannatul Ferdous
National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM), BangladeshPresentation Title:
Behavioral Factors affecting Cardiovascular System among the young children in Bangladesh
Abstract
Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) is an increasingly concerning
medical and public health problem, and is the leading cause of mortality in
Bangladesh & surprisingly One-Third of adolescent are affected! There are
plenty of evidence that unhealthy eating habits , lack of physical activities
followed by obesity , poor sleep pattern, tobacco use, Alcohol abuse are the
leading causes. Like other South Asians, Bangladeshi school going children are
unduly prone to develop CVD, which is often premature in onset, follows a
rapidly progressive course and angiographically more severe. Genetic
predisposition, high prevalence of metabolic syndrome and conventional risk
factors play significant role. Some novel risk factors, including lack of Vit -
D, arsenic contamination in water and food-stuff, particulate matter air
pollution may play unique role. At the advent of the new millennium, we know
little about our real situation. Largescale epidemiological, genetic and
clinical researches are needed to explore the different aspects of CAD in
Bangladesh.
This study provided evidence that most behavioral cardiovascular disease risk
factors were disproportionately distributed among different subgroups of
adolescents, such as males, underprivileged minority ethnic groups, parental
history of CVDs and parental education. A high prevalence of behavioral
cardiovascular disease risk factors among adolescents may result in the
emergence of CVD in their adult age or later stage. This would be alarming in
future which needs high-cost interventions. Thus, there is an urgent need for
high-risk group intervention, including both parents and children. In addition,
adequate monitoring of the implementation of already developed policies, such
as banning smoking and alcoholic products for adolescents and discouraging the
marketing of fast/processed foods with salt and high-caloric drink is urgently
needed. While the overall CVD risk profile is high in both urban and rural
areas, some differences exist, with urban children showing higher rates of overweight
and obesity, while rural children have a higher prevalence of underweight.
These findings highlight the need for targeted interventions and public health
campaigns focused on promoting healthy lifestyles and reducing CVD risk factors
among school children in Bangladesh. Its high time to pay an attention to
reduce the future tragedy.
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