Awareness of Cardiovascular Disease as the Primary Cause of Mortality in Women: Insights from a Survey of 7,920 Individuals

Abstract

Public awareness of CVD as the leading cause of death in women remains alarmingly low in Türkiye. Neither higher education nor the presence of cardiovascular risk factors was associated with increased awareness. Age emerged as the primary correlate in women, and both age and CAD history in men. These findings suggest that awareness of female CVD mortality may be shaped more by personal experience than by formal education, highlighting a critical gap in national health literacy.

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