Knowledge, attitude, and practice of stroke among high school students in Nepal

Thapa, Lekhjung; Sharma, Nooma; Poudel, Ramesh Sharma; Bhandari, Tirtha Raj; Bhagat, Riwaj; Shrestha, Ashis; Shrestha, Shakti; Khatiwada, Dipendra; Caplan, Louis R.

doi:10.4103/0976-3147.188635

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“…Moreover, (45.5%) of the participants answered incorrectly to "Nobody makes a full recovery after a stroke." This is in contrast with a study of Thapa et al as it has a positive result of (78.5%) to treatment of stroke [13].…”

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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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“…This is not in line with a study of Thapa et al which had a positive result of (82.5%) to the question "Stroke can be prevented." [13].…”

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confidence: 99%

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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“…This is similar to the results in a study on high school students in Nepal. However, no consensus exists on a significant difference in knowledge by gender [9].…”

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“…The data collection tool was a questionnaire from a knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) study in Nepal of stroke [9]. The structured questionnaire consisted of 15 questions and was developed by a group of medical professionals (nurses and doctors trained by a neurologist) and was pretested before the data collection process.…”

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Awareness of Stroke and Health-seeking Practices among Hypertensive Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Cross-sectional Survey

Dar¹,

Khan²,

Ahmad³

et al. 2019

Cureus

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Introduction: Stroke is a major cause of death with hypertension being identified as an important modifiable risk factor. Prompt identification of stroke symptoms and timely management is noted to be significant in lowering both morbidity and mortality. Baseline stroke knowledge in hypertensive patients is crucial to develop effectively targeted, and appropriate health promotion campaigns; thus, the main objectives of this study are to assess the awareness of stroke and to determine health-seeking practices among hypertensive patients. Materials and methods: A standardized questionnaire survey regarding awareness and practices about stroke among hypertensive patients was conducted in a tertiary care hospital of Islamabad. The sample size was calculated as 384. Results: Out of 384 patients evaluated, 80.5% had heard about stroke, 71.6% knew someone with stroke, and 76% identified the brain as the organ affected. Sudden onset numbness of limb (66.9%) and hypertension (93.5%) were common warning symptom and risk factor identified. 87.5% would take stroke patients to a hospital. Only 45.1% of the patients took their medications regularly, and 38% checked their blood pressure. Conclusion: Majority of hypertensive patients were aware of stroke but the awareness of risk factors and warning signs was poor. Stroke prevention practices were also sub-optimal. There is a need to increase knowledge regarding risk factors, which will benefit the community at large.

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“…A secondary study aim was to compare stroke knowledge between grade levels, gender, race, body mass index (BMI) and parental education. 6–10…”

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Stroke knowledge among middle and high school students

Umar¹,

Koehler

Zhang³

et al. 2019

J Int Med Res

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Objective To determine the awareness of stroke symptoms and risk factors in middle and high school students at a single institution. Methods An 11-question multiple-choice stroke awareness survey was administered to students in grades 7 to 12 at City High Middle School in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. Summary statistics were calculated. Results A total of 603/608 surveys were analyzed. Only 8% of respondents correctly identified stroke as the fifth leading cause of death in the United States. Half (50.1%) recognized that a stroke occurred in the brain. Sixty-seven students (11.1%) correctly identified all 11 stroke risk factors. Only 5.1% correctly selected all four correct stroke symptoms. Two-thirds (64.5%) recognized stroke as an immediate medical emergency. Slightly more than half (55.9%) knew the acronym FAST (face, arms, speech, time). Conclusions Most students in our study were unaware of all the risk factors and symptoms related to stroke. Although this study was limited because data were collected from only one school, the findings suggest a need to educate middle and high school students about stroke risk factors, symptoms and acute interventions.

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Knowledge, attitude, and practice of stroke among high school students in Nepal

Cited by 15 publications

References 19 publications

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

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

Awareness of Stroke and Health-seeking Practices among Hypertensive Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Cross-sectional Survey

Stroke knowledge among middle and high school students

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