Awareness of Stroke among University Employees in Kigali, Rwanda: A Cross Sectional Study
Rwanda j. med. health sci. (Online)
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6(1): 9-16, 2023. tables
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ABSTRACT
Background Awareness of stroke is important for appropriate and timely stroke prevention and management. Objective To assess the level of awareness about the risk factors, signs, and appropriate responses for stroke among university employees in Rwanda. Methods We employed a quantitative descriptive cross-sectional approach. We involved 92 participants, and a self-administered questionnaire to collect data. We computed descriptive statistics and used the Chi-Square test to assess any differences in stroke awareness. Results We found that 12% and 15.2% of the participants were not aware of any risk factor and warning sign of stroke respectively. Regarding the reaction in case a warning sign of stroke was noticed, 9.8% of the participants indicated that they would do nothing or advise the victim to take rest at home. The limited awareness was significantly higher in the administrative than academic employees for both risk factors (p=0.002) and warning signs (p=0.006), but not for the appropriate responses to stroke (p=0.426). Conclusion A significant proportion of the participants were not aware of any stroke risk factor, warning sign and appropriate responses. It is important to conduct further similar studies and implement stroke education interventions in university communities
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Sinais e Sintomas
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Acidente Vascular Cerebral
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Inglês
Revista:
Rwanda j. med. health sci. (Online)
Ano de publicação:
2023
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1Department of Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, KG 11 Ave, Kigali, Rwanda/RW
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2Department of Prosthetics and Orthotics, School of Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, KG 11 Ave, Kigali, Rwanda/RW
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Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, KG 11 Ave, Kigali, Rwanda/RW
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Department of Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, KG 11 Ave, Kigali, Kigali,/RW
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Department of Prosthetics and Orthotics, School of Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, KG 11 Ave, Kigali, Rwanda/RW
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