Perceptions of chest pain and healthcare seeking behavior for chest pain in northern Tanzania: A community-based survey.
Julian T HertzDeng B MadutRevogatus A TeshaGwamaka WilliamRyan A SimmonsSophie W GalsonFrancis M SakitaVenance P MaroGerald S BloomfieldJohn A CrumpMatthew P RubachPublished in: PloS one (2019)
There is little community awareness of cardiac causes of chest pain in northern Tanzania, and most adults reported that they would not present to a hospital for this symptom. There is an urgent need for educational interventions to address this knowledge deficit and guide appropriate care-seeking behavior.