Public awareness of and action towards heart attack symptoms: an exploratory study

• Main Authors: Ahmed, Abdullah Abdulmajid Abdo, Al-Shami, Abdulkareem Mohammed, Jamshed, Shazia Qasim, Fata Nahas, Abdul Rahman, Mohamad Ibrahim, Mohamad Izham
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: MDPI AG 2020
• Subjects: RA Public aspects of medicine; RA644.3 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Chronic and Noninfectious Diseases and Public Health
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/85802/1/85802_Public%20awareness%20of%20and%20action.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/85802/2/85802_Public%20awareness%20of%20and%20action_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/85802/; https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/23/8982/htm; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17238982

Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is still the leading cause of mortality worldwide, and Malaysia is not an exception in this regard. The current research is an attempt to explore symptom awareness of and necessary actions in response to heart attack (HA) among lay public. Methods: This is...