Table 2 Reliability tests of 8 items of awareness and action toward heart attack symptoms and risk factors

Q1-Have you ever heard about heart attack?

Q2-Do you know anyone who had heart attack before?

Q3- Have you ever received any information related to heart attack? (e.g. Heart attack-related public service announcements, promotional materials, educational leaflets or attended any seminar on heart attack)

A- Yes or NO

If yes, please specify: What the source of information you received?

 3b-have you ever received any information related to heart attack by TV?

 3c-have you ever received any information related to heart attack by internet?

 3d-have you ever received any information related to heart attack by Books?

 3e-have you ever received any information related to heart attack by media?

 3f-have you ever received any information related to heart attack by promotional leaflets?

 3 g-have you ever received any information related to heart attack by Health care professionals?

 3 h-have you ever received any information related to heart attack by seminars?

 3i-have you ever received any information related to heart attack by others?

Q4- How do you identify the symptoms of heart attack?

If you think the following symptoms are related to the symptoms of heart attack, please answer ‘Yes’; if you do not think so, answer ‘No’; if you are unsure, answer ‘I do not know’.

 4a- Do you think sudden pain or discomfort in jaw, neck, or back?

 4b- Do you think weakness or dizziness?

 4c-Do you think sudden pain or discomfort able in the chest?

 4d-Do you think sudden disturbance of vision in one or both eyes?

 4e- Do you think sudden pain or discomfort in arms or shoulders?

 4f- Do you think sudden shortness of breath?

Q5-sudden heart attack requires a prompt treatment?

Q6-If someone shows signs and symptoms of heart attack, what do you think should do first?

 6a-Take them to hospital.

 6b- Call his/her doctors

 6c- Call an ambulance.

 6d- Call police.

 6e- Contact their family.

 6f- Other actions?

 6 g- Do not know

Q7 (If you want to call an ambulance do you know the phone number

 7a-If yes (Please specify the phone number)

Q8-Have you heard about the risk factors of heart attack?

 8a- Do you think smoking are the major factor of heart attack?

 8b- Do you think obesity are the major factors of heart attack?

 8c- Do you think diabetes are the major factors of heart attack?

 8d- Do you think exercise are the major factors of heart attack?

 8e- Do you think unhealthy diet are the major factors of heart attack?

 8f- Do you think stress are the major factors of heart attack?

 8 g- Do you think high blood pressure are the major factors of heart attack?

 8 h- Do you think alcohol is the major factors of heart attack?

 8i- Do you think genetic is the major factors of heart attack?

 8j- Do you think atrial fibrillation is the major fact of heart attack?

 8 k- Do you think high cholesterol is the major factor of heart attack?

 8 l- Do you think lack of exercise is the major factors of heart attack?

 8 m- Do you think heart disease is the major factor of heart attack?