Kerman population, s Knowledge,attitude and practice about prevention of Myocardial Infarction

Ischemic heart disease is one of the major causes of death in the developed countries. Coronary Artery Disease is common in Iran, and deaths related to this factor are increasing. This survey is a descriptive study to determine knowledge, attitude and practice of Kerman population about prevention of MI. The sample included 600 people who were selected in several stages (cluster, randomized and systemic) from different parts of the city. A questionnaire was used for collecting the data. For data analysis ANOVA, Kruskalwalis, X2and regression (pearson) were used. The results of this survey showed that most people,s knowledge was moderate and in women, and those with educational level above highschool (diploma) was more than others. In attitude, most of the people were impartial or had positive attiude. Women and people with hyprtention, had a higher level of knowledge than others. In the practice field, the responders didn,t have proper performance in most items. The practice of 41-50 year olds and older people, who had better education, history of MI, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus and hypertansion was better thar the others in a number of aspects (P<0/05). The results of this study indicated that the role of health service members is an important one in increasing the knowledge and prevention of MI.