Research Article
Comparison of Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Stroke in the Medical Ward of Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia: A Retrospective Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic distribution of hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke.
| Variables | Categories | IS | HS | value | 204 | 65.4% | 108 | 34.6% |
| Sex | Male | 102 | 32.7 | 49 | 15.7 | 0.49 | Female | 102 | 32.7 | 59 | 18.9 |
| Age | <45 | 29 | 9.3 | 17 | 5.4 | 0.72 | ≥45 | 175 | 56.1 | 91 | 29.2 |
| Marital status | Single | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.6 | 0.88 | Married | 153 | 49.1 | 81 | 26.0 | Widowed | 20 | 6.4 | 8 | 2.6 | Divorced | 11 | 3.5 | 5 | 1.6 | Not specified | 17 | 5.5 | 12 | 3.8 |
| Religion | Muslim | 109 | 34.9 | 63 | 20.2 | 0.29 | Orthodox | 75 | 24.0 | 40 | 12.8 | Protestant | 17 | 5.5 | 3 | 1.0 | Catholic | 3 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Educational status | No formal education | 119 | 38.2 | 65 | 20.8 | 0.67 | Primary school | 24 | 7.7 | 12 | 3.8 | Secondary school | 14 | 4.5 | 10 | 3.2 | College and above | 13 | 4.2 | 3 | 1.0 | Not specified | 34 | 10.9 | 18 | 5.8 |
| Residence | Rural | 135 | 43.3 | 70 | 22.4 | 0.81 | Urban | 69 | 22.1 | 38 | 12.2 |
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HS: hemorrhagic stroke; IS: ischemic stroke.
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