Awareness of Stroke Risk Factors and Warning Signs in Nigerian Adolescents Compared with Adults

Komolafe, Morenikeji; Obembe, Adebimpe Olayinka; Olaogun, Matthew O.B.; Adebiyi, Ayoade M.; Ugalahi, Theresa; Dada, Olumuyiwa; Kanu, Alfred; Adebiyi, Olubunmi C.; Akilo, Folarin; Ogunkoya, Bukola; Fawale, Bimbo

doi:10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2014.11.013

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“…Similar to our ndings, other community based studies have also reported low level of knowledge of risk factors for CVDs in the general population [13][14][15]37]. On the contrary, high knowledge has been reported among studies that focused on special populations like health care providers [41,42], secondary school teachers [23] and among staff of tertiary institution [43], meaning that education level has implication on health-related knowledge. Most participants in our study cited stress, obesity, cholesterol and physical inactivity as risk factors for CVDs.…”

Section: Knowledge Of Risk Factors For Cvdssupporting

confidence: 88%

“…We also observed sex differences in the sources of information with radio being the main source of information among men while relatives/neighbors were the main source among women. Other studies have also reported radio [22][23][24], relatives/neighbors [13,36,37] and health care providers [35,40,41] as sources of information for CVDs. Our ndings have indicated underutilization of health care providers for provision of CVDrelated health education.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Public Knowledge of Risk Factors and Warning Signs for Cardiovascular Disease Among Young and Middle-Aged Adults in Rural Tanzania

Muhihi

Anaeli

Mpembeni

et al. 2020

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Background: Improvement in cardiovascular health requires public knowledge and reduction of modifiable cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. This study assessed knowledge of risk factors and warning signs for CVDs in a general population of young and middle-aged adults in rural Morogoro, Tanzania.Methods: We conducted a community-based survey as part of cluster randomized controlled study of community health workers (CHWs) intervention for reduction of blood pressure among young and middle-aged adults in rural Morogoro. Information on socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge of risk factors and warning signs for CVDs was collected using an interviewer administered questionnaire. Knowledge was assessed using open-ended questions followed by closed-ended questions. Descriptive statistics were used to describe knowledge of risk factors and warning signs. Logistic regression analysis was used to investigate factors associated with adequate knowledge of risk factors and warning signs for CVDs.Results: Two-thirds (65.7%) of the participants had heard about CVDs. The main sources of information were mainly relatives/ neighbors (64.8%) and radio (53.0%). Only 28.3% of the participants reported health care providers as source of information about CVDs. More than half of the participants (52.4%) did not mention even one risk factor spontaneously while 55.2% were unable to mention any warning sign. When asked to select from a list, 6.9% were unable to correctly identify any risk factor whereas 11.8% could not correctly identify even a single warning sign. Overall, 25.4% of participants had good knowledge score of risk factors while 17.5% had good knowledge score of warning signs. Residing in Ulanga, having higher education level, having ever checked blood pressure and being overweight/obese predicted adequacy of knowledge score for both risk factors and warning signs.Conclusion: Knowledge of risk factors and warning signs in this rural population of young and middle-aged adults was generally poor. Health care providers were less likely to provide health education regarding risk factors and warning signs for CVDs. Health promotion interventions to increase population knowledge of risk factors and warning signs should be implemented for successful reduction of CVDs in Tanzania.

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confidence: 88%

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confidence: 99%

Public Knowledge of Risk Factors and Warning Signs for Cardiovascular Disease Among Young and Middle-Aged Adults in Rural Tanzania

Muhihi

Anaeli

Mpembeni

et al. 2020

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“…Conversely, the low level of awareness among housewives may be indicative of their low level of socialization and contact with the 'outside world' which is characteristic of the conservative cultural environment in which this study was conducted. In terms of having a family history stroke, the significant association observed between this feature and level of awareness of stroke warning signs is consistent with findings of a previous study in Nigeria (23). The specific diagnosis of hypertension and/or diabetes however had no significant association with awareness similar to previous reports (16,22).…”

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confidence: 91%

Awareness of stroke warning signs among individuals diagnosed with hypertension and diabetes in Nigeria

Vincent-Onabajo¹,

Mshelia²,

Umeonwuka³

2016

TAF Prev Med Bull

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Amaç: Strok belirtileri acil strok tedavisi için yaşamsal ön koşul olarak kabul edilir. Bu çalışma strok riski altındaki bireyler arasında, strok belirtilerinin farkındalığını ve ilişkilerini değerlendirmiştir. Yöntem: Bu çalışma, Nijerya'da üçüncü basamak bir hastanede hipertansiyon ve/veya diyabet tanısı konmuş 200 katılımcı arasında strok belirtilerinin farkındalığı hakkında bilgi edinmek için dizayn edilmiş kesitsel bir araştırmadır. Veriler araştımacılar tarafından geliştirilen soru formu ile toplanmıştır. Verileri özetlemek ve stork belirtileri ile katılımcıların tutumları arasındaki ilişkileri test etmek için tanımlayıcı ve bivaryete analizler kullanıldı. Bulgular: Katılımcıların ortalama yaşı 49,7±16,3 yıldı ve %73,5'i strok belirtilerinden en az birisini tanımladı. En çok bildirilen belirti baş ağrısıydı (%57,0). Bunu ekstremitelerde ve/veya yüzde zayıflık ile baş dönmesi izledi (her ikisi de %34,5). En az tanımlanan belirti %6,5 ile görme güçlüğüydü. Belirtilerin farkında olma ile ailede strok hikayesi (p=0.049) ve istihdam şekli (p=0.047) arasında anlamlı birliktelik vardı. Aile hikayesi olanların önemli bir kısmı (%39,1) en az 3 strok belirtisinin farkında iken aile hikayesi olmayanlarda bu orantı düşüktü (%19,4). İstihdam türleri arasında memurlarda ve emekli memurlarda en az 3 belirtinin farkında olma orantısı daha yüksekti (sırasıyla %37,8 ve %29,4). Sonuçlar: Stork belirtileri için, genel olarak en sık belirti olan baş dönmesi ile yüksek bir farkındalık vardı. Daha açık görülen ve ihmal edilmesi düşük olasılık olan belirtiler ile farkındalığı arttırmak gerekmektedir.

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“…However, the result of Falavigna's study showed insufficient knowledge that one of stroke risk factors is being underage of 50 year [11]. A study of Nigerian secondary school students found that students had less knowledge of stroke risk factors and symptoms [12].…”

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Assessing the Knowledge of High School Students about Stroke as a Leading Cause of Death in Saudi Arabia

Alsubaie¹,

Alobaidallah²,

Almustafa³

et al. 2020

SARJNHC

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Background: With a mortality rate of nearly 5.5 million annually, stroke is classified as the second leading cause of death worldwide. A high mortality rate is not only the burden of stroke but also leads to permanent disability to 50% of the survivors, so stroke is a spacious disease on public health with severe social and economic outcomes. A survey conducted about the 10 causes of death in Saudi Arabia in 2017, the mortality rate due to stroke was 6.4%. Aim: To assess the knowledge level of high school students about stroke. Methods: A cross sectional research design was utilized to collect the data from students of one of high schools in Al Ahsa, Eastern Region, Saudi Arabia. A convenient sampling method was used to select the study sample. The researchers distributed 120 questionnaires and collected 101 complete questionnaires, which gave a response rate of (84.2%). A self-structured questionnaire survey was conducted between high school students regarding stroke knowledge. Results: The total score of knowledge about stroke ranged from 3-11 out of 17 (Mean 7.04 + 2.5). However, most of the subjects have a low-degree knowledge score (91.1%). Conclusion: There was inadequate awareness of stroke among students, in spite of the fact that it corresponds to a major number of deaths worldwide.

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Awareness of Stroke Risk Factors and Warning Signs in Nigerian Adolescents Compared with Adults

Cited by 28 publications

References 18 publications

Public Knowledge of Risk Factors and Warning Signs for Cardiovascular Disease Among Young and Middle-Aged Adults in Rural Tanzania

Public Knowledge of Risk Factors and Warning Signs for Cardiovascular Disease Among Young and Middle-Aged Adults in Rural Tanzania

Awareness of stroke warning signs among individuals diagnosed with hypertension and diabetes in Nigeria

Assessing the Knowledge of High School Students about Stroke as a Leading Cause of Death in Saudi Arabia

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