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

Table 3

Survivors’ knowledge of causes of stroke, their advice for prevention, and Pearson’s correlation with sex.

Variables	Male	Female
	(%)	(%)
Risk factors of stroke			12.04
Hypertension	20 (13.4)	9 (6.0)
Diabetes mellitus	0 (0.0)	1 (0.7)
Alcohol	3 (2.0)	0 (0.0)
Family history of stroke	1 (0.7)	0 (0.0)
Psychosocial stress	8 (5.4)	12 (8.1)
Spiritual attack	13 (8.7)	7 (4.7)
Normal sickness	9 (6.0)	5 (3.4)
Poor diet	0 (0.0)	1 (0.7)
Overweight	0 (0.0)	1 (0.7)
Do not know	34 (22.8)	25 (16.8)
Advice to prevent stroke			11.782
Check blood pressure	4 (2.7)	6 (4.0)
Pray to God	8 (5.4)	7 (4.7)
Avoid stress/worry	11 (7.4)	10 (6.7)
Avoid alcohol	2 (1.3)	1 (0.7)
Medical check-up	7 (4.7)	4 (2.7)
Good behavior	9 (6.0)	3 (2.0)
Avoid sugar	1 (0.7)	2 (1.3)
Visit Bebe center	2 (1.3)	1 (0.7)
Avoid diabolical people	1 (0.7)	2 (1.3)
Avoid overweight	2 (1.3)	1 (0.7)
No advice to give	35 (23.5)	30 (20.1)