Natives (n = 134) | Migrants (n = 84) | ||||
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n | % | n | % | p-value | |
Stroke symptoms | |||||
Motor | 65 | 48.5 | 31 | 36.9 | 0.093 |
Language or speech | 49 | 36.6 | 6 | 7.1 | <0.001 |
General symptoms | 37 | 27.6 | 14 | 16.7 | 0.063 |
Vision | 15 | 11.2 | 5 | 6.0 | 0.192 |
Sensory | 8 | 6.0 | 25 | 29.8 | <0.001 |
Cranial nerve | 33 | 24.6 | 11 | 13.1 | 0.039 |
Coma | 11 | 8.2 | 4 | 4.8 | 0.416 |
Stroke risk factors recalled | |||||
Hypertension | 48 | 35.8 | 12 | 14.3 | 0.001 |
Smoking | 47 | 35.1 | 18 | 21.4 | 0.032 |
Hyperlipidemia | 9 | 6.7 | 1 | 1.2 | 0.093 |
Diabetes mellitus | 24 | 17.9 | 13 | 15.5 | 0.641 |
Alcohol | 21 | 15.7 | 11 | 13.1 | 0.601 |
Heart disease | 5 | 3.7 | 4 | 4.8 | 0.736 |
Whom would you contact in case of a stroke? | |||||
Emergency medical system (911) | 76 | 56.7 | 22 | 26.2 | <0.001 |
What is recommended in case of stroke? | |||||
Rapid hospital admission, even when symptoms improve | 88 | 65.7 | 42 | 50.0 | 0.014 |
When to start therapy | |||||
First 3 hours | 76 | 56.7 | 25 | 29.8 | <0.001 |
Personal experience with stroke | |||||
Had stroke | 18 | 13.4 | 9 | 10.7 | 0.553 |
Have risk for stroke | 65 | 48.5 | 24 | 28.6 | 0.004 |
Doctor says my stroke risk is high | 50 | 37.3 | 8 | 9.5 | <0.001 |
Interest in stroke information | |||||
Wishes additional information | 115 | 85.8 | 77 | 91.7 | 0.195 |
By TV | 23 | 17.2 | 18 | 21.4 | 0.433 |
By newspaper | 11 | 8.2 | 5 | 6.0 | 0.534 |
By brochure | 45 | 33.6 | 9 | 10.7 | <0.001 |
By physician | 83 | 61.9 | 61 | 72.6 | 0.105 |
Stroke knowledge summary indicators | |||||
Good symptom knowledge | 82 | 61.2 | 33 | 39.3 | 0.002 |
Good action knowledge | 101 | 75.4 | 47 | 56.0 | 0.003 |
Good stroke knowledge | 67 | 50.0 | 19 | 22.6 | <0.001 |