Cost of Stroke Care at Public Hospitals in Brazzaville and Implication of Third Parties in Stroke Care Expenditure

Diatewa, Josué Euberma; Mpandzou, Ghislain Armel; Mokoko, Patrice Bruno; Motoula-Latou, Dinah Happhia Boubayi; Sounga-Banzouzi, Eliot Prince Galiéni; Ossou-Nguıet, Paul Macaire

doi:10.4236/wjns.2022.122009

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“…In Republic of the Congo, there is a National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases. Stroke, which is part of this programme, is a heavy financial burden for patients, households and families (the mean in-hospital cost of stroke care is 13 times the guaranteed minimum wage) [25].…”

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Knowledge about Stroke among Workers in Public and Private Enterprises in Brazzaville and Their Attitudes towards Stroke Victims

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Background: Stroke causes multiple complications, sequelae and a high mortality rate. Therefore, it is important to initiate or improve stroke awareness. Objectives: To assess knowledge about stroke among workers, explore workers' attitudes towards stroke victims and identify factors influencing knowledge about stroke and workers' attitudes. Methods: It was an analytical cross-sectional study. It was conducted from 16 August to 30 December 2020 (4.5 months). It was carried out in public and private enterprises in the formal sector in Brazzaville. It focused on workers aged 19 years and above. The study variables were socio-professional, psychosocial, epidemiological and clinical. Results: This study included 543 workers who fulfilled inclusion criteria. The knowledge scores for at least one warning sign and one risk factor were 74% and 77.7%, respectively. The average knowledge scores for warning signs and risk factors were 11.4% and 16.7%, respectively. For prevention measures, average knowledge score was 16.5%. The average score of knowledge for items related to post-stroke life of stroke victims was 78.3%. The average rate of positive attitudes of workers towards stroke victims was 81.4%. The determinants of knowledge about stroke were education (p = 0.039) and information (p = 0.040). The factors influencing workers' normal attitude were education (p = 0.023) and knowledge about stroke (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Although the attitudes towards stroke victims are overall good, the level of knowledge about warning signs, risk factors and prevention measures is low. Because of this, it is important to organize public regular awareness and education campaigns in order to improve and increase knowledge about stroke.

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“…Stroke mortality rate is 25% [25] [26]. Among stroke victims, 32.8% belong to the young adults aged 26 to 55 years [27].…”

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Knowledge about Stroke among Workers in Public and Private Enterprises in Brazzaville and Their Attitudes towards Stroke Victims

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Kwama-Matiti²,

Mpandzou³

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Cost of Stroke Care at Public Hospitals in Brazzaville and Implication of Third Parties in Stroke Care Expenditure

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Knowledge about Stroke among Workers in Public and Private Enterprises in Brazzaville and Their Attitudes towards Stroke Victims

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