Bus driving is a good living but the job kills them overtime. The job characteristics of bus drivers includes increased work pace and traffic, shift work, rigid time schedules and noise in combination with prolonged exposure to toxic fumes from other vehicles. These are the major risk factors of cardiovascular diseases. This study aimed study the knowledge on risk factors of cardiovascular diseases for bus drivers. Quasi experimental one group Pretest and Post test design was selected to

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... ne the effectiveness of education. A convenient sampling technique was adopted to select 50 samples. The knowledge questionnaire on risk factors of cardiovascular diseases was used to collect the data, it consisted of habitual, dietary, sleep pattern, and also risk factors of cardiovascular diseases. A planned teaching programme was developed and imparted knowledge to bus drivers on risk factors of cardiovascular disease. The result shown that the mean post test knowledge score was higher than the mean pretest score. The mean pretest score was 3.02 and increased to 25.18 during post test with an average increase of 22.0.