Sex, Knowledge, and Attitude of Stroke Survivors Attending Bebe Herbal Center on Risk Factors before and after Stroke

Table 2

Stroke risk factors encountered by the survivors and Pearson’s chi-square test of association with sex.

Variables	Male (, %)	Female (, %)
Hypertension			3.68
Aware before stroke	44 (29.5)	36 (24.2)
Aware after stroke	16 (10.7)	13 (8.7)
No knowledge	12 (8.1)	3 (2.0)
Not hypertensive	16 (10.7)	9 (6.0)
Diabetes mellitus			0.082
Aware before stroke	22 (14.8)	16 (10.7)
Aware after stroke	02 (01.3)	0
No knowledge	17 (11.4)	11 (7.4)
Not diabetic	47 (31.5)	11 (7.4)
Alcohol intake			24.23
Yes	67 (45.0)	21 (14.1)
Never	21 (14.1)	40 (26.8)
Cigarette smoking			9.823
Yes	37 (24.8)	10 (6.7)
Never	51 (34.2)	51 (34.2)

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