Public knowledge of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors in Kuwait: a cross-sectional survey

A Awad, H Al-Nafisi - BMC public health, 2014 - Springer
Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is estimated to cause 46% of all mortalities in
Kuwait. To design effective primary and secondary prevention programs, an assessment of a …

Cardiovascular health knowledge, attitude and practice/behaviour in an urbanising community of Nepal: a population-based cross-sectional study from Jhaukhel …

A Vaidya, UR Aryal, A Krettek - BMJ open, 2013 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives This study determined the knowledge, attitude and practice/behaviour of
cardiovascular health in residents of a semiurban community of Nepal. Design To increase …

Socio-economic distribution of cardiovascular risk factors and knowledge in rural India

M Justin Zaman, A Patel, S Jan, GS Hillis… - International journal …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Background To investigate the prevalence, screening and knowledge of cardiovascular risk
factors (CVRFs) by socio-economic position (SEP) in rural India. Methods An age-and sex …

Public knowledge and awareness of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors: a cross-sectional study of 1000 Jordanians

TL Mukattash, M Shara, AS Jarab… - … Journal of Pharmacy …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Objective To assess the level of the current knowledge and understanding of cardiovascular
disease (CVD) among Jordan's general public, their behaviour towards CVD and the factors …

[HTML][HTML] Conhecimento dos fatores de risco modificáveis para doença cardiovascular entre mulheres e seus fatores associados: um estudo de base populacional

GM Bonotto, RA Mendoza-Sassi… - Ciência & Saúde …, 2016 - SciELO Public Health
O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o conhecimento dos fatores de risco modificáveis para a
doença cardiovascular e sua distribuição em termos demográficos, socioeconômicos …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge of coronary heart disease risk factors among a community sample in Oman: Pilot study

AA Ammouri, A Tailakh, C Isac… - Sultan Qaboos …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge of Omani adults regarding
conventional coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factors and to identify demographic …

Coronary heart disease: health knowledge and behaviour

YN Al Hamarneh, GE Crealey, JC McElnay - International journal of …, 2011 - Springer
Objective To determine the current level of knowledge and understanding of CHD in the
general public in Northern Ireland and to identify factors that are associated with higher …

Cardiovascular health knowledge and preventive practices in people living with HIV in Kenya

TM Temu, N Kirui, C Wanjalla, AM Ndungu… - BMC infectious …, 2015 - Springer
Background Traditional cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors contribute to increase risk
of CVD in people living with HIV (PLWH). Of all world regions, sub-Saharan Africa has the …

Cardiovascular risk factor knowledge and behaviors among low-income urban women in Mysore, India

K Krupp, ML Wilcox, A Srinivas, V Srinivas… - Journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading causes of death among
women globally. Cardiovascular disease–related events are more common in older women …

Knowledge and prevalence of risk factors for arterial hypertension and blood pressure pattern among bankers and traffic wardens in Ilorin, Nigeria

AG Salaudeen, OI Musa, OA Babatunde… - African health …, 2014 - ajol.info
Background: High job strain, mental stress, sedentary lifestyle, increase in BMI are among
the factors associated with significantly higher incidence of hypertension. The job of bank …