Research Article
Knowledge and Perception of Stroke: A Population-Based Survey in Uganda
Table 2
Stroke risk factors identified by participants (multiple responses).
| | | Total 1616 | Urban | Rural | Difference between regions () | | | Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | value |
| | Do you know any stroke risk factors? | | | | | | No | 1180 (73.0) | 836 (72.0) | 344 (75.6) | | | Yes | 436 (27.0) | 325 (28.0) | 111 (24.4) | 0.143 |
| | If yes | 436 (27.0) | | | | | Old age | 55 (12.6) | 20 (6.2) | 35 (31.5) | <0.001 | | Diabetes | 65 (14.9) | 44 (13.5) | 21 (18.9) | 0.169 | | Heart disease | 18 (4.1) | 14 (4.3) | 4 (3.6) | 0.748 | | Obesity | 24 (5.5) | 19 (5.9) | 5 (4.5) | 0.593 | | Stress | 224 (51.4) | 173 (53.2) | 51 (46.0) | 0.185 | | Poor hygiene | 3 (0.7) | 2 (0.6) | 1 (0.9) | 1.000 | | Cancer | 5 (1.2) | 4 (1.2) | 1 (0.9) | 1.000 | | Bad diet | 129 (29.6) | 101 (31.0) | 28 (25.2) | 0.244 | | Hypertension | 244 (56.0) | 207 (63.7) | 37 (33.3) | <0.001 | | Cigarette smoking | 3 (0.7) | 2 (0.6) | 1 (0.9) | 1.000 | | Alcohol | 15 (3.4) | 11 (3.4) | 4 (3.6) | 1.000 | | High cholesterol | 53 (12.2) | 48 (14.8) | 5 (4.5) | 0.004 | | Genetics (hereditary) | 3 (0.7) | 2 (0.6) | 1 (0.9) | 1.000 | | Lack of exercise | 112 (25.7) | 89 (27.4) | 23 (20.7) | 0.165 | | Headache or migraine | 2 (0.5) | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.9) | 0.445 | | Tremors | 6 (1.4) | 6 (1.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0.149 | | Demons | 4 (0.9) | 3 (0.9) | 1 (0.9) | 0.983 | | Witchcraft | 4 (0.9) | 2 (0.6) | 2 (1.8) | 0.258 | | God’s will | 26 (6.0) | 14 (4.3) | 12 (10.8) | 0.013 | | Angry ancestral spirits | 4 (0.9) | 4 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0.240 |
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The risk factors required a yes/no response.
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