Public stroke knowledge, awareness, and response to acute stroke: Multi-center study from 4 Egyptian governorates

JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES

卷:384

Article

Farrag, Mohammad A.¹  Oraby, Mohammed I.²  Ghali, Azza A.³  Ragab, Osama A.³  Nasreldein, Ahmed⁴  Shehata, Ghaydaa A.⁴  Elfar, Eman⁵  Abd-Allah, Foad¹ 

[1] Cairo Univ, Neurol Dept, Fac Med, Giza, Egypt

[2] Beni Suef Univ, Neurol Dept, Fac Med, Bani Suwayf, Egypt

[3] Tanta Univ, Neurol Dept, Fac Med, Tanta, Egypt

[4] Assiut Univ, Neurol Dept, Fac Med, Asyut, Egypt

[5] Cairo Univ, Fac Med, Publ Hlth & Community Med Dept, Giza, Egypt

关键词: Stroke;    Knowledge;    Awareness;    Stroke response;    Egypt;    Developing countries;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jns.2017.11.003

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Background and purpose: Acute stroke treatment has significantly improved over the years in Egypt. However, there is often notable delay in pre-hospital and in-hospital management of acute stroke patients. The delay may be largely attributed to poor stroke knowledge and awareness of the general public and this study was aimed at the evaluation of the above mentioned factors. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional study involving 1154 participants from 4 governorates using a questionnaire in Arabic, collecting sociodemographic data, participants' risk factors, and knowledge and stroke awareness (risk factors, symptoms, prevention, treatment and prognosis, action in response to acute stroke). Data were collected during the World stroke day October 29, 2015. Results: Study participants were found to have a low level of awareness of stroke with median percent score of 35.7% and interquartile range (IQR) of 17.86. Higher income, level of education, having risk factors and knowing someone with stroke were significant predictors of a higher level of stroke awareness. Conclusion: In general, low public stroke awareness has been detected among Egyptians, and this is a call for healthcare authorities to invest in public education programmes among the Egyptian population.

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