Research Article
Knowledge and Perception of Stroke: A Population-Based Survey in Uganda
Table 4
Participants’ concern about having a stroke, if preventable, and recurrence.
| | Concern about having a stroke | Total 1616 | Urban | Rural | value | | Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) |
| | Have you thought about stroke over the recent past 2 years? | | | | | | No | 431 (26.7) | 354 (30.5) | 78 (17.1) | 0.017 | | Yes |
1,185 (73.3) | 807 (69.5) |
377 (82.9) | <0.001 |
| | If yes | | | | | | Possibility of you having a stroke in next 12 months? | | | | | | No chance | 463 (39.1) | 299 (37.1) | 164 (43.5) | 0.178 | | Low chance | 350 (29.5) | 240 (29.7) | 110 (29.2) | 0.924 | | Moderate chance | 238 (20.1) | 173 (21.4) | 65 (17.2) | 0.473 | | High chance | 134 (11.3) | 95 (11.8) | 39 (10.3) | 0.804 |
| | Have you thought about stroke before? | | | | | | No | 348 (21.5) | 270 (23.3) | 77 (16.9) | 0.231 | | Yes |
1,268 (78.5) | 891 (76.7) | 378 (83.1) | 0.011 |
| | If yes | | | | | | Possibility of you having a stroke in your lifetime? | | | | | | No chance | 432 (34.1) | 269 (30.2) | 163 (43.1) | 0.006 | | Low chance | 381 (30.0) | 279 (31.3) | 102 (27.0) | 0.418 | | Moderate chance | 273 (21.5) | 210 (23.6) | 63 (16.7) | 0.246 | | High chance | 182 (14.4) | 133 (14.9) | 49 (13.0) | 0.746 |
| | Is stroke preventable | | | | | | No | 500 (30.9) | 310 (26.7) | 190 (41.8) | <0.001 | | Yes | 638 (39.5) | 470 (40.5) | 168 (36.9) | 0.413 | | Do not know | 478 (29.6) | 381 (32.8) | 97 (21.3) | 0.028 |
| | Can a person have stroke more than once? | | | | | | No | 467 (28.9) | 306 (26.4) | 161 (35.4) | 0.043 | | Yes | 715 (44.3) | 511 (44.0) | 204 (44.8) | 0.846 | | Do not know | 434 (26.9) | 344 (29.6) | 90 (19.8) | 0.064 |
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