ABSTRACT
Objective To eval uate the lev el of knowledge of stroke in Dongying inhabitants. Methods The questionnaire for stroke contains 4 parts of general knowledge, prevention knowledge, cognition knowledge and treatment knowledge. There are 30 formal que stions and 5 split questions in it. Results The rate of a verage corrected responding for all questions is 52.8%. The level of cognition k nowledge is the lowest. In all kinds of knowledge of stroke, the group of middle -aged is better than the youth. The results of investigation from the official, the worker, the peasant and the student decreased progressively in order, and f rom educational level (high, middle and low) it decreased in the same manner. Th e respondents of those suffering from stroke is better than those without suffera nce. There is 46.2% in the respondents' scales less than 60% of the sum. Conclusion The knowledge in Dongying inhabitants concerning st roke is very poor, especially the level of cognition knowledge and treatment kno wledge. Our results suggest that public education on stroke must be wid ely carried out promptly in all the people.