Barriers to Women's Cardiovascular Risk Knowledge: A Tarrant County Study

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dc.contributor.advisorKristine Lykens
dc.creatorLiewer, Linda J.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-22T19:46:10Z
dc.date.available2019-08-22T19:46:10Z
dc.date.issued2004-05-01
dc.date.submitted2013-05-17T09:00:07-07:00
dc.description.abstractLiewer, Linda J., Barriers to Women’s Cardiovascular Risk Knowledge: A Tarrant County Study. Master of Public Health (Health Management and Policy), May 2004, 71 pp., 19 tables, 6 illustrations, 36 references, 17 titles. Women’s death rate from cardiovascular disease is greater than the death rate from all cancers. Awareness and knowledge of a disease are key to dealing with it, yet many women are still unaware of their CVD risk. The purpose of this study is to identify the barriers to knowledge about cardiovascular disease risk in women in Tarrant County. Interviews with administrative personnel in 10 community organizations confirmed the lack of awareness of CVD. Barriers included: women in caregiver roles advocate effectively for their family members, but less effectively for themselves; physician communication with women regarding CVD is often suboptimal; women fear breast cancer far more than CVD; a program deficiency exists in Tarrant County; lack of a visible woman champion and heart disease is still seen as a man’s disease.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/26947
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectCardiology
dc.subjectCommunity-Based Research
dc.subjectCommunity Health and Preventive Medicine
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectGender and Sexuality
dc.subjectHealth Communication
dc.subjectHealth Services Research
dc.subjectMedicine and Health
dc.subjectMedicine and Health Sciences
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectPublic Health Education and Promotion
dc.subjectSocial and Behavioral Sciences
dc.subjectCardiovascular disease
dc.subjecteducation
dc.subjectwomen
dc.subjectmortality
dc.subjectbarriers to education
dc.subjectTarrant County
dc.subjectdeath rate
dc.titleBarriers to Women's Cardiovascular Risk Knowledge: A Tarrant County Study
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dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.departmentSchool of Public Health
thesis.degree.disciplineHealth Management and Policy
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Public Health

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