Barriers to women's cardiovascular risk knowledge. Academic Article

abstract

• Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death for women in the United States, resulting in a greater emphasis on research and methods for addressing issues relating to this health problem both nationally and worldwide. The authors' purpose was to identify barriers to women's cardiovascular risk knowledge, both personal and organizational, through key informant interviews of health leaders at 10 community health organizations. Analysis showed an overall lack of awareness of CVD risk for women. Culture, finance, and lack of awareness and easily accessible programs implicated the importance of physicians as health care providers and educators for women patients.

authors

• Rene, Antonio

published proceedings

• Health Care Women Int

altmetric score

• 3

author list (cited authors)

• Liewer, L., Mains, D. A., Lykens, K., & Ren, A. A.

citation count

• 4

complete list of authors

• Liewer, Linda||Mains, Douglas A||Lykens, Kristine||René, Antonio A

publication date

• January 2008

publisher

• Taylor & Francis  Publisher

published in

• Health Care For Women International  Journal

keywords

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Aged
• Cardiovascular Diseases
• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Communication Barriers
• Cultural Characteristics
• Female
• Health Behavior
• Health Status
• Humans
• Infant
• Infant, Newborn
• Middle Aged
• Poverty
• Socioeconomic Factors
• United States
• Women's Health
• Women's Health Services

PubMed Central ID

• 18176878

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1080/07399330701723780

start page

• 23

end page

• 38

volume

• 29

issue

• 1

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07399330701723780