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

Vincent-Onabajo, Grace; Mshelia, Jummai Y; Umeonwuka, Chuka

doi:10.5455/pmb.1-1453251711

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“…By far the most cited risk factor of stroke in the majority of the reviewed studies was HTN. 30 , 31 , 34 , 38 , 39 , 41 , 50 , 54 , 58 , 61 , 62 Though HTN is the major, it is not the only risk of stroke; other risk factors should be identified well. Some studies reported that more than 50% of the respective respondents with no knowledge to at least one risk factor of stroke.…”

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“… 70 , 82–85 However, the result of this review revealed that more than 85% of the sampled participants did not consider the above-listed behavioral factors as the risk of stroke. 38 , 44 , 62 , 63 , 65 , 86 …”

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“…The review also found a low level of knowledge of the non-modifiable risk factors as if a stroke is highly associated with older age, family, and previous history of stroke. 31–34 , 44 , 50 , 54 , 58 , 62 Therefore, it should be of great concern to healthcare providers that so many patients do not understand the cause of stroke and have a limited understanding of basic stroke prevention methods.…”

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Knowledge, Prevention Practice and Associated Factors of Stroke Among Hypertensive and Diabetic Patients – A Systematic Review

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Introduction Because of the inadequate level of public awareness of the disease, the incidence of stroke has been sharply rising. Eventually, due to the prehospital delay, many stroke cases could not be eligible for thrombolysis thereby poor rehabilitative outcome has been tremendously increased. Thus, this study aimed to review the level of knowledge, prevention practice, and associated factors of stroke among hypertensive and diabetic patients. Methods A systematic review of primarily published articles (2010–2020) related to knowledge and prevention practices of stroke was performed by searching online electronic databases like PubMed, Google Scholar, Refseek, Science direct, ResearchGate, and manual Google search by using the keywords and MeSH terms. Studies conducted on knowledge and prevention practices amongst hypertensive and/or diabetic patients were included. Results Out of 531 searched studies, 42 articles were identified to be reviewed. The reported overall knowledge of stroke was ranging from 4.4% to 79%. Knowledge to the signs/symptoms of stroke was 23.6% to 87%. However, 15% to 77% of subjects were also reported that they did not know any sign of stroke. The range of risk factor knowledge was 10.5% to 86.6%. The reported level of stroke prevention practice was 2.4% to 72% but physical activity and weight reduction practice were relatively low. Inadequate level of knowledge and prevention practice of stroke was related to elderly, female gender, uneducated, unmarried, rural residents, economically low, comorbidity and unemployed individuals. Conclusion The current finding revealed that the level of knowledge and prevention practice of stroke was inadequate. Hence, the finding highlights health educational programs should be planned as an important avenue to enhance stroke awareness among the high-risk populations.

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