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Table 5 Participant knowledge scores for risk factors and warning for CVD event

From: Public knowledge of risk factors and warning signs for cardiovascular disease among young and middle-aged adults in rural Tanzania

 

Number (%)

Knowledge scores on risk factors for CVDs

 Good knowledge

762 (25.4)

 Moderate knowledge

1167 (38.9)

 Poor knowledge

862 (28.7)

 Not knowledgeable

209 (7.0)

Knowledge scores on warning signs for CVD event

 Good knowledge

524 (17.5)

 Moderate knowledge

1274 (42.5)

 Poor knowledge

848 (28.3)

 Not knowledgeable

354 (11.8)

Overall knowledge scores for risk factors and warning signs

 Good knowledge

488 (16.3)

 Moderate knowledge

1285 (42.8)

 Poor knowledge

1073 (35.8)

 Not knowledgeable

154 (5.1)