A survey on “Knowledge, attitude and lifestyle of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) patients in Chattogram Division”

Abstract

The main causes of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis are known to be excessive food consumption and inactivity (NASH). Currently, the only available treatment for NASH disease is lifestyle modification. It's unclear how best to encourage behavior change in this group of people. This study aimed to characterise the relationship between patient disease knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours as well as evaluate the impact of an educational intervention. There were 171 NASH patient interviews conducted in total, where male patients were 93 and female patients was 78. Though most patients knew that the main therapy was weight loss through diet and exercise, ambiguity surrounding the diagnosis and etiology of their liver disease was a major theme. Male NASH patients' dietary habits were considerably different from those of normal male subjects, including the length of dinnertime, the quantity of rice consumed, and the frequency of consuming meat, fries, Chinese noodles, sweets, and instant food on a weekly basis. There were distinctions in the amount of rice that women ate at suppertime, how often they ate out, and how much they enjoyed sweets. Compared to female patients, male individuals with NASH exercised far less. The lifestyle preferences of NAFL and NASH were remarkably similar. There were no discernible lifestyle differences between NASH individuals who were obese and those who were not. The survey's most surprising conclusion was that men's lifestyles played a significant influence in the emergence of NASH.