Public awareness of and action towards heart attack symptoms: an exploratory study in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia

Background: Awareness of symptoms and action towards heart attack (HA) are very important to reduce deaths and disability. Current study aimed to assess the awareness of symptoms and action towards HA among general public. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Kuantan from May to July 20...

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Main Authors:	Alshami, Abdulkareem Mohammed, Ahmed, Abdullah Abdulmajid Abdo, Jamshed, Shazia Qasim, Fata Nahas, Abdul Rahman
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2019
Subjects:	RA644.3 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Chronic and Noninfectious Diseases and Public Health
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/75834/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/75834/1/ABSTRACT_Public%20awareness%20of%20symptoms%20and%20action%20towards%20heart%20attack_ICPRP_2019_submitted_REVISED2.pdf

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spelling	iium-758342019-11-11T09:02:17Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/75834/ Public awareness of and action towards heart attack symptoms: an exploratory study in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia Alshami, Abdulkareem Mohammed Ahmed, Abdullah Abdulmajid Abdo Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Fata Nahas, Abdul Rahman RA644.3 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Chronic and Noninfectious Diseases and Public Health Background: Awareness of symptoms and action towards heart attack (HA) are very important to reduce deaths and disability. Current study aimed to assess the awareness of symptoms and action towards HA among general public. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Kuantan from May to July 2018 to recruit 393 respondents via convenience sampling. Results: The actual proportions associated with respondents who have been aware of HA symptoms ranged from 26.35% (pain/discomfort in the jaw, neck, back) to 71.65 % (chest pain, discomfort). While 35.6% of respondents would call ambulance if they see someone suffering from HA symptoms; 82% realized ≥ 1 HA symptom, 11.5% recognized all five HA symptoms and 1.3% had excellent awareness (correct recognition of all five HA symptoms, without response “Yes” to decoy question). The odds ratios (OR) for those who have an excellent awareness of all five HA symptoms were significantly high in those who were single (OR 0.023; 95% Cl 0.001-0.594), Malay (OR 0.376; 95% Cl, 0.193-0.733), who have a history of HA among their relatives (OR 2.206; 95% CI, 0.983-4.949), who received information associated with HA (OR 7.540; 95% CI, 2.037-27.914) and those who aware that HA requires quick treatment (OR 0.176; 95% CI 0.044-0.710). Conclusion: Awareness of HA symptoms and proper action seem to be poor in Malaysia. Educational interventions to increase general awareness among the lay public, specifically in the elderly and who are at high risk for cardiovascular diseases are recommended. 2019-10-20 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/75834/1/ABSTRACT_Public%20awareness%20of%20symptoms%20and%20action%20towards%20heart%20attack_ICPRP_2019_submitted_REVISED2.pdf Alshami, Abdulkareem Mohammed and Ahmed, Abdullah Abdulmajid Abdo and Jamshed, Shazia Qasim and Fata Nahas, Abdul Rahman (2019) Public awareness of and action towards heart attack symptoms: an exploratory study in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. In: International Conference on Pharmaceutical Research and Pharmacy Practice cum 14th IIUM-MPS Pharmacy Scientific Conference (ICPRP 2019), 19-20th October 2019, Hotel Istana Kuala Lumpur. (Unpublished)
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topic	RA644.3 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Chronic and Noninfectious Diseases and Public Health
spellingShingle	RA644.3 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Chronic and Noninfectious Diseases and Public Health Alshami, Abdulkareem Mohammed Ahmed, Abdullah Abdulmajid Abdo Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Fata Nahas, Abdul Rahman Public awareness of and action towards heart attack symptoms: an exploratory study in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
description	Background: Awareness of symptoms and action towards heart attack (HA) are very important to reduce deaths and disability. Current study aimed to assess the awareness of symptoms and action towards HA among general public. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Kuantan from May to July 2018 to recruit 393 respondents via convenience sampling. Results: The actual proportions associated with respondents who have been aware of HA symptoms ranged from 26.35% (pain/discomfort in the jaw, neck, back) to 71.65 % (chest pain, discomfort). While 35.6% of respondents would call ambulance if they see someone suffering from HA symptoms; 82% realized ≥ 1 HA symptom, 11.5% recognized all five HA symptoms and 1.3% had excellent awareness (correct recognition of all five HA symptoms, without response “Yes” to decoy question). The odds ratios (OR) for those who have an excellent awareness of all five HA symptoms were significantly high in those who were single (OR 0.023; 95% Cl 0.001-0.594), Malay (OR 0.376; 95% Cl, 0.193-0.733), who have a history of HA among their relatives (OR 2.206; 95% CI, 0.983-4.949), who received information associated with HA (OR 7.540; 95% CI, 2.037-27.914) and those who aware that HA requires quick treatment (OR 0.176; 95% CI 0.044-0.710). Conclusion: Awareness of HA symptoms and proper action seem to be poor in Malaysia. Educational interventions to increase general awareness among the lay public, specifically in the elderly and who are at high risk for cardiovascular diseases are recommended.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Alshami, Abdulkareem Mohammed Ahmed, Abdullah Abdulmajid Abdo Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Fata Nahas, Abdul Rahman
author_facet	Alshami, Abdulkareem Mohammed Ahmed, Abdullah Abdulmajid Abdo Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Fata Nahas, Abdul Rahman
author_sort	Alshami, Abdulkareem Mohammed
title	Public awareness of and action towards heart attack symptoms: an exploratory study in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
title_short	Public awareness of and action towards heart attack symptoms: an exploratory study in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
title_full	Public awareness of and action towards heart attack symptoms: an exploratory study in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
title_fullStr	Public awareness of and action towards heart attack symptoms: an exploratory study in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Public awareness of and action towards heart attack symptoms: an exploratory study in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
title_sort	public awareness of and action towards heart attack symptoms: an exploratory study in kuantan, pahang, malaysia
publishDate	2019
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/75834/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/75834/1/ABSTRACT_Public%20awareness%20of%20symptoms%20and%20action%20towards%20heart%20attack_ICPRP_2019_submitted_REVISED2.pdf
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Public awareness of and action towards heart attack symptoms: an exploratory study in Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia

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