International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health | May 2023 | Vol 10 | Issue 5 Page 1764 International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health Pattnaik S et al. Int J Community Med Public Health. 2023 May;10(5):1764-1767 http://www.ijcmph.com pISSN 2394-6032 | eISSN 2394-6040 Original Research Article A cross sectional study, for risk assessment of non-communicable disease in urban slum of South India Snigdha Pattnaik*, Pavani Varma, Sravya Mundla, Saba Syed, Neeta Mathur, Birinchi Narayan Das, Anu Mohandas INTRODUCTION Non communicable diseases (NCDs) contribute to around 5.87 million deaths that account for 60% of all deaths in India. India shares more than two-third of the total deaths due to NCDs in the south-east Asia region (SEAR) of WHO Non communicable diseases account for 62% of the total age-standardized burden of forgone disability adjusted life years (DALYs) in India. 1 Public and private financing of clinical services to reduce the NCD burden is a major challenge. Four types of NCDs- cardiovascular diseases, cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes make the largest contribution to morbidity and mortality. 2 Four behavioral risk factors are responsible for significant proportions of these diseases- tobacco use, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity and harmful use of alcohol. Non communicable diseases now make the greatest proportion of the total burden of disease and injuries in India. Many of these conditions are amenable to preventive measures. However, effective action to prevent and control disease depends on timely access to accurate and reliable information, both to inform where resources should best be targeted and to monitor and evaluate the impact of the actions taken. ABSTRACT Background: Non communicable diseases (NCDs) contribute to around 5.87 million deaths that account for 60% of all deaths in India. India shares more than two-third of the total deaths due to NCDs in the south-east Asia region (SEAR) of WHO. Objective was to monitor the trends and determinants of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in the study population in slum of Telangana. Methods: The cross-sectional community-based study, was conducted in the urban field practice area of Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Hyderabad. Sample size was estimated, data was collected in WHO STEPS questionnaire (STEP 1 and STEP 2) after obtaining informed consent from the participants. The performa included anthropometric measurements, blood pressure and questions related to tobacco use, alcohol consumption, dietary pattern, physical exercise. Microsoft Excel 2007 was used for data entry, SPSS version 24 for data analysis. Results: Tobacco smoking use in any form was seen in 22.1% males of the study population and 1.8% of females. The means waist hip ratio amongst male is 0.92 cm. The mean waist hip ratio amongst 113 voluntary participants was 0.89. Conclusions: NCDs in the urban slum that requires appropriate early actions to prevent risk factors, reducing the disease burden. Health education among households through behaviour change, formulation and implementation of health policy for urban slums will go a long way in lessening the burden. Keywords: Non communicable diseases, Underprivileged population, Urban slum Department of Community Medicine, Apollo institute of Medical Sciences and research, Hyderabad, Telangana, India Received: 08 February 2023 Revised: 25 March 2023 Accepted: 31 March 2023 *Correspondence: Dr. Snigdha Pattnaik, E-mail: drpsnigdh@gmail.com Copyright: © the author(s), publisher and licensee Medip Academy. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20231271