“…16,21,28 In this study, according to WHO clinical criteria, ischemic stroke was found the most common type of stroke accounting for 80.1% of the cases, which is much higher than other studies, conducted in different hospitals in Ethiopia where the proportion of Ischemic stroke ranges from 31.5% to 69.4%. 12,19,20,[29][30][31][32] However, this finding was contrary to other studies in the country where hemorrhagic stroke was the most prevalent among stroke patients. 10,28 This could be due to differences in the prevalence of cardiovascular risk, where the previous study reported high hypertension prevalence.…”