Biology:Cardiovascular disease in Nepal

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Cardiovascular disease is rising in Nepal. More than 27% of total mortalities is attributed to cardiovascular disease in Nepal.[1] The problem his worsened by lack of health infrastructure, geographical difficulties, a weak economy, and a low literacy rate. Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factor is particularly high among healthy adults in urban area as per a study conducted by Om Murti Anil in Kathmandu in 2014.[2] According to the Nepal Health Research Council and the World Health Organization, cardiovascular diseases are one of the major components of non-communicable diseases that kill two-thirds of Nepalese people.[3] Improvements in lifestyle and behavior may reduce the death rate.[4] Cardiovascular health awareness in Nepal has improved and looks promising to mitigate the burden of disease.[5]

References

  1. Bhattarai, Sanju; Aryal, Anu; Pyakurel, Manita; Bajracharya, Swornim; Baral, Phanindra; Citrin, David; Cox, Helen; Dhimal, Meghnath et al. (2020-10-01). "Cardiovascular disease trends in Nepal – An analysis of global burden of disease data 2017" (in en). IJC Heart & Vasculature 30: 100602. doi:10.1016/j.ijcha.2020.100602. ISSN 2352-9067. PMID 32775605. 
  2. Anil, Om Murti; Yadav, Randhir Sagar; Shrestha, Nitesh; Koirala, Sachit; Shrestha, Shumneva; Nikhil, Om Murti; Baidar, Manisha; Chaudhary, Nabin et al. (2019-01-28). "Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Apparently Healthy Urban Adult Population of Kathmandu". Journal of Nepal Health Research Council 16 (41): 438–445. doi:10.33314/jnhrc.v16i41.1705. ISSN 1999-6217. PMID 30739937. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30739937/. 
  3. "CVD_NHRC". JNHRC. https://nhrc.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/NBoD-2017_NHRC-MoHP.pdf. 
  4. "Cardiovascular Disease in Nepal : Detection, Treatment and Prevention" (in en). 2020-11-28. https://livemandu.com/archives/19025. 
  5. Republica. "‘Awareness among people on heart diseases has improved in Nepal’" (in en). http://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/132072/.