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Tracking Women’s Awareness of Heart Disease An American Heart Association National Study

Tracking Women’s Awareness of Heart Disease An American Heart Association National Study Clinical Investigation and Reports Tracking Women’s Awareness of Heart Disease An American Heart Association National Study Lori Mosca, MD, MPH, PhD; Anjanette Ferris, MD; Rosalind Fabunmi, PhD; Rose Marie Robertson, MD Background—Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality in men and women in the United States, yet prior research has shown a lack of awareness of risk among women. The purpose of this study was to assess the contemporary awareness, knowledge, and perceptions related to CVD risk among American women and to evaluate trends since 1997, when the American Heart Association initiated a national campaign to improve awareness of CVD among women. Methods and Results—A telephone survey of a nationally representative random sample of women was conducted in June and July 2003, with an oversampling of black and Hispanic women; results were compared with those of similar surveys in 2000 and 1997. The present survey included 1024 respondents age 25 years; 68% were white, 12% black, 12% Hispanic, and 8% other ethnicities. Awareness, knowledge, and perceptions about heart disease were evaluated by use of a standard interviewer-assisted questionnaire. A shift in awareness of heart disease as the leading killer of women has occurred since 1997. In 2003, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Circulation Wolters Kluwer Health

Tracking Women’s Awareness of Heart Disease An American Heart Association National Study

Robertson, Rose Marie
Circulation , Volume 109 (5) – Feb 1, 2004
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0009-7322
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10.1161/01.CIR.0000115222.69428.C9
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Clinical Investigation and Reports Tracking Women’s Awareness of Heart Disease An American Heart Association National Study Lori Mosca, MD, MPH, PhD; Anjanette Ferris, MD; Rosalind Fabunmi, PhD; Rose Marie Robertson, MD Background—Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality in men and women in the United States, yet prior research has shown a lack of awareness of risk among women. The purpose of this study was to assess the contemporary awareness, knowledge, and perceptions related to CVD risk among American women and to evaluate trends since 1997, when the American Heart Association initiated a national campaign to improve awareness of CVD among women. Methods and Results—A telephone survey of a nationally representative random sample of women was conducted in June and July 2003, with an oversampling of black and Hispanic women; results were compared with those of similar surveys in 2000 and 1997. The present survey included 1024 respondents age 25 years; 68% were white, 12% black, 12% Hispanic, and 8% other ethnicities. Awareness, knowledge, and perceptions about heart disease were evaluated by use of a standard interviewer-assisted questionnaire. A shift in awareness of heart disease as the leading killer of women has occurred since 1997. In 2003,

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Published: Feb 1, 2004

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