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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Main Authors: Mostafa, Arwa Mohamed Amin, Mostafa, Hamza, Sarriff, Azmi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: International Organization of Scientific Resaerch (IOSR) 2014
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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
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