Lay knowledge of cardiovascular disease and risk factors in three communities in Accra, Ghana: a cross-sectional survey.
Olutobi Adekunle SanuadeMawuli Komla KushitorRaphael Baffour AwuahPaapa Yaw AsanteCharles AgyemangAma de-Graft AikinsPublished in: BMJ open (2021)
This study underscores the need for health education programmes to promote practical knowledge on CVD symptoms, risks and treatment. We outline health systems and community-level barriers to good CVD knowledge and discuss the implications for developing context-specific and culturally congruent CVD primary prevention interventions.