Table 3 |
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Participants' Knowledge of Stroke Warning Symptoms and Risk Factors (N = 400). |
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Variables |
No. |
(%) |
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Symptoms & signs |
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Weakness/paralysis |
260 |
65.0 |
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Speech difficulty |
120 |
30.0 |
|
Walking difficulty |
103 |
25.8 |
|
Personality changes |
30 |
7.5 |
|
Numbness |
29 |
7.3 |
|
Dizziness |
22 |
5.5 |
|
Headache |
13 |
3.3 |
|
Visual difficulty |
12 |
3.0 |
|
Swallowing difficulty |
11 |
2.8 |
|
Bladder incontinence |
4 |
1.0 |
|
Risk factors/causes |
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Hypertension |
138 |
34.5 |
|
Diabetes |
91 |
22.8 |
|
False beliefs* |
51 |
12.7 |
|
IHD (ischaemic heart disease) |
43 |
10.8 |
|
Hyperlipidaemia |
34 |
8.5 |
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Obesity |
23 |
5.8 |
|
Smoking |
21 |
5.3 |
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Excessive alcohol intake |
16 |
4.0 |
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No physical activity |
13 |
3.3 |
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Older age |
8 |
2.0 |
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Previous stroke |
3 |
0.8 |
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Transient ischaemic attack |
3 |
0.8 |
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*False beliefs refer to non-established risk factors for stoke such as weather (hot or cold) and bad spirits. |
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Al Shafaee et al. BMC Neurology 2006 6:38 doi:10.1186/1471-2377-6-38 |
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