Factors Associated With the General Public Knowledge and Awareness of Cardiovascular Diseases and its Risk Factors in Penang – Malaysia

Mostafa, Arwa Mohamed Amin and Mostafa, Hamza and Sarriff, Azmi (2014) Factors Associated With the General Public Knowledge and Awareness of Cardiovascular Diseases and its Risk Factors in Penang – Malaysia. IOSR Journal Of Pharmacy, 4 (6). pp. 21-27. ISSN 2250-3013

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Abstract

Cardiovascular diseases(CVDs) are the top of the ten causes of hospital deaths in Malaysia. Increasing knowledge and awareness on CVDs and its risk factors is crucial for the prevention of CVDs. Identification of factors which are associated with the knowledge and awareness is important for the proper design of future awareness programs.This study was carried out to find out factors which are associated with the current knowledge and awareness of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) and its risk factors among the general public in Penang-Malaysia.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Cardiovascular diseases, Knowledge, Awareness, Risk factors, Public Health, Malaysia, Community Pharmacist
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA643-645 Disease (Communicable and noninfectious) and public health
Divisions:	Pusat Pengajian Sains Farmasi (School of Pharmacy) > Article
Depositing User:	Administrator Automasi
Date Deposited:	04 Jul 2018 04:51
Last Modified:	04 Jul 2018 04:51
URI:	http://eprints.usm.my/id/eprint/40890

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