Assessment of knowledge about stroke risk factors in Bobo-Dioulasso
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https://doi.org/10.64707/revstss.v49i1.1999Keywords:
Connaissances, Accident vasculaire cérébral,, Facteurs de risque cardiovasculaire, Bobo-Dioulasso., Burkina Faso.Abstract
Introduction. Knowledge of risk factors associated with stroke could improve primary and secondary prevention. The objective of this study was to assess stroke survivors' knowledge of vascular risk factors. Method. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted at the Sourô Sanou University Hospital Centre and in the city of Bobo-Dioulasso. The data were analysed using STATA 17.0 software. Results. A total of 142 people were included in our study, including 112 patients followed up after a stroke and a control group of 30 retirees. The average age of our study population was 59.9 +/-12.5 years. The sex ratio was 1.4. Regarding the main vascular risk factors found in our study population, a history of stroke accounted for 60.5% and high blood pressure for 53.5%. However, 23.2% reported being monitored for their vascular risk factors. The main recognised risk factors were high blood pressure (41.5%), smoking (19%), age (16.9%), diabetes (15.5%) and alcoholism (13.4%). This ability to recognise these risk factors was significantly more pronounced in the control group. Conclusion. This study shows that knowledge of stroke risk factors is low in our context. Information, education and communication campaigns on stroke should improve knowledge of risk factors and thus reduce the burden of stroke.
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