Factors affecting awareness of myocardial infarction symptoms among the general public in Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We aimed to determine the level of awareness of myocardial infarction (MI) symptoms among the general public in Korea and identify factors affecting awareness of MI symptoms using data from the 2017 Korea Community Health Survey (KCHS).

Methods

This is a cross-sectional study using KCHS data. Based on five questions about MI symptoms, participants were divided into an awareness group (replied 'yes' to all five questions) and an unawareness group (replied 'no' or 'not sure' to at least one of five questions) for analysis.

Results

Of a total of 228,281 participants, 42.4% were aware of MI symptoms. There was a high level of awareness of chest pain and shortness of breath, but a low level of awareness of gastrointestinal symptoms and pain in the arm, shoulder,

SUBMITTER: Park KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7340619 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature