Knowledge and perceptions of risk for cardiovascular disease: Findings of a qualitative investigation from a low-income peri-urban community in the Western Cape, South Africa

• Главные авторы: Sam Surka (Автор), Krisela Steyn (Автор), Katherine Everett-Murphy (Автор), Thomas A. Gaziano (Автор), Naomi Levitt (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: AOSIS, 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: South Africa currently faces an increasing burden of cardiovascular disease. Although referred to clinics after community screening initiatives, few individuals who are identified to be at high risk for developing cardiovascular disease attend. Low health literacy and risk perception hav...