Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of General Population Towards CVD in Saudi Arabia
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 12
Abstract
According to American Board of Preventive Medicine: “Preventive Medicine is the specialty of medical practice that focuses on the health of individuals, communities, and defined populations. Its goal is to protect, promote, and maintain health and well-being and to prevent disease, disability, and death” [1] . Objective: To highlight the relationship between CVD risk factors knowledge and the attitude of the general population towards the preventive practices. Methods: This survey was done using a third party online survey agent, it was targeting the general population of KSA. Conclusion: By the end of this study we found that the general healthy population has inadequate knowledge about the risk factors and their relationship with CVD. Despite that our patients have good knowledge about the relationship between their disease and the risk for CVD, except DM patient, they didn't translate it to right attitude and behaviors.
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Mohammad Sami Basubrain
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