TO ASSESS KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE REGARDING FAST FOOD CONSUMPTION AND ITS EFFECTS ON CORONARY HEART DISEASE; A COMPARATIVE STUDY AMONG MEDICAL AND NON-MEDICAL STUDENTS OF PESHAWAR

Nowadays fast food consumption is increasing among people especially in students, which is one of the main risk factors for development of CHD; whereas CHD are amongst the most serious problems worldwide. Methods: A multi-center cross sectional study was conducted in Rehman Medical College (Medical) and University of Engineering and Technology (Non-Medical) from January 2016 to June 2016.Questionnaire were distributed to 75 students of each Institute. The data were analyzed in SPSS 16.0. Results: Out of 150 students, 109 were males and 39 were females and 2 students didn’t return the questionnaire. Overall medical students had more knowledge as compared to non-medical students regarding CHD and fast food but there were some aspects in which there was little or no difference. Majority (71.2%) of medical students and some (32.0%) of nonmedical students considered increase cholesterol diet as risk factor for CHD. Most of medical students (87.7%) and nonmedical students (92.0%) have never done a diagnostic test for cardiovascular diseases or high cholesterol level