Research Article
Knowledge and Perception of Stroke: A Population-Based Survey in Uganda
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants.
| | Characteristics | Total | Urban (Nansana) | Rural (Busukuma) | value | | Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) |
| | Gender | | | | | | Male | 510 (31.6) | 326 (28.1) | 184 (40.4) | 0.004 | | Female | 1,106 (68.4) | 835 (71.9) | 271 (59.6) | <0.001 |
| | Age group (years) | | | | | | Teenagers <20 | 56 (3.5) | 48 (4.1) | 8 (1.8) | 0.761 | | Young adults (20–39) | 853 (52.8) | 619 (53.3) | 234 (51.4) | 0.698 | | Middle aged adults (40–59) | 500 (30.9) | 368 (31.7) | 132 (29.0) | 0.618 | | Elderly/aged (60–80) | 207 (12.8) | 126 (10.9) | 81 (17.8) | 0.224 |
| | Mean age | | | | |
| | Religion | | | | | | Catholic | 503 (31.1) | 345 (29.7) | 157 (34.5) | 0.274 | | Protestant | 480 (29.7) | 313 (27.0) | 167 (36.7) | 0.028 | | Muslim | 357 (22.1) | 299 (25.7) | 58 (12.8) | 0.033 | | Pentecostal (born again) | 207 (12.8) | 151(13.0) | 57 (12.5) | 0.925 | | Other | 69 (4.3) | 53 (4.6) | 16 (3.5) | 0.806 |
| | Highest level of education | | | | | | Tertiary | 133 (8.2) | 89 (7.7) | 56 (12.3) | 0.361 | | Secondary | 638 (39.5) | 475 (40.9) | 224 (49.2) | 0.038 | | Primary | 699 (43.3) | 502 (43.2) | 136 (29.9) | 0.005 | | Never attended school | 146 (9.0) | 95 (8.2) | 39 (8.6) | 0.794 |
| | Marital status | | | | | | Married | 986 (61.0) | 712 (61.3) | 274 (60.2) | 0.773 | | Separated (not divorced) | 199 (12.3) | 146 (12.6) | 53 (11.7) | 0.860 | | Divorced | 52 (3.2) | 23 (2.0) | 29 (6.4) | 0.439 | | Single (never married) | 226 (14.0) | 169 (14.5) | 57 (12.5) | 0.703 | | Widowed | 153 (9.5) | 111 (9.6) | 42 (9.2) | 0.937 |
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