Factors Associated With the General Public Knowledge and Awareness of Cardiovascular Diseases and its Risk Factors in Penang – Malaysia
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 prop...
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| author | Mostafa, Arwa Mohamed Amin Mostafa, Hamza Sarriff, Azmi |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | usm-408902018-07-04T04:51:32Z http://eprints.usm.my/40890/ Factors Associated With the General Public Knowledge and Awareness of Cardiovascular Diseases and its Risk Factors in Penang – Malaysia Mostafa, Arwa Mohamed Amin Mostafa, Hamza Sarriff, Azmi RA643-645 Disease (Communicable and noninfectious) and public health 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. International Organization of Scientific Resaerch (IOSR) 2014-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/40890/1/Factors_associated_with.pdf 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 http://www.iosrphr.org/pages/iosrphr.html |
| spellingShingle | RA643-645 Disease (Communicable and noninfectious) and public health Mostafa, Arwa Mohamed Amin Mostafa, Hamza Sarriff, Azmi Factors Associated With the General Public Knowledge and Awareness of Cardiovascular Diseases and its Risk Factors in Penang – Malaysia |
| title | Factors Associated With the General Public Knowledge and Awareness of Cardiovascular Diseases and its Risk Factors in Penang – Malaysia |
| title_full | Factors Associated With the General Public Knowledge and Awareness of Cardiovascular Diseases and its Risk Factors in Penang – Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Factors Associated With the General Public Knowledge and Awareness of Cardiovascular Diseases and its Risk Factors in Penang – Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors Associated With the General Public Knowledge and Awareness of Cardiovascular Diseases and its Risk Factors in Penang – Malaysia |
| title_short | Factors Associated With the General Public Knowledge and Awareness of Cardiovascular Diseases and its Risk Factors in Penang – Malaysia |
| title_sort | factors associated with the general public knowledge and awareness of cardiovascular diseases and its risk factors in penang – malaysia |
| topic | RA643-645 Disease (Communicable and noninfectious) and public health |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/40890/ http://eprints.usm.my/40890/ http://eprints.usm.my/40890/1/Factors_associated_with.pdf |