BACKGROUND: Data on public awareness about @entity1211 ( @entity1211 ) in particular are limited. We aimed to measure the  global awareness of @entity715 to address this gap. METHODS: With Ipsos-Reid, from 22 July to 5 August 2014, we surveyed 800 respondents in their native language from each of Argentina, Australia, Canada, Germany, Japan, Thailand, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States to measure general awareness about @entity715 , including @entity1150 ( @entity1150 ) and @entity1151 ( @entity1151 ). In each country, respondents were distributed among three age groups: 18-39  years, 40-64  years, and over 65  years of age. Proportions and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated. RESULTS: Overall, the proportion of respondents that were aware of @entity715 , @entity1150 and @entity1151 (68%, 44% and 54%, respectively) was lower than the proportion that was aware of other @entity715 , such as @entity299 and @entity64 (88% and 85%, respectively), and health conditions such as @entity101 , @entity0 and @entity791 (90%, 85%, 82% and 87%, respectively). Although there was variation across countries, lower awareness was associated with younger age and being male. Only 45% (95% CI, 43.9-46.5) of respondents were aware that blood clots were preventable, and awareness of @entity5 , hospitalization and surgery as risk factors was low (16%, 25%, and 36%, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: On a global level, public awareness about @entity715 overall, and @entity1211 in particular, is low. Campaigns to increase public awareness about @entity1211 are needed to reduce the burden from this largely preventable @entity715 .

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@entity791 :: ('MESH:D000163', 'Disease') :: ['AIDS'] @entity64 :: ('MESH:D020521', 'Disease') :: ['stroke'] @entity101 :: ('MESH:D006973', 'Disease') :: ['hypertension'] @entity0 :: ('MESH:D001943', 'Disease') :: ['breast cancer, prostate cancer'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['cancer'] @entity1151 :: ('MESH:D011655', 'Disease') :: ['PE', 'pulmonary embolism'] @entity1150 :: ('MESH:D020246', 'Disease') :: ['deep vein thrombosis', 'DVT'] @entity299 :: ('MESH:D006331', 'Disease') :: ['heart attack'] @entity715 :: ('MESH:D013927', 'Disease') :: ['thrombotic disorders', 'thrombotic disorder', 'thrombosis'] @entity1211 :: ('MESH:D054556', 'Disease') :: ['thrombosis in general and venous thromboembolism', 'VTE']
@entity1211 :: (MESH:D054556,Disease) :: ['venous thromboembolism']
