Table 5 Awareness of seeking immediate medical assistance by sociodemographic and stroke risk factors, stroke responses and source of information
Public n = 2013 | no. aware (% aware) | Outpatients n = 795 | no. aware (% aware) | #p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sociodemographic factors | |||||
Gender | |||||
Female | 1097 | 1023(93.3) | 462 | 437(94.6) | 0.861 |
Male | 916 | 840(91.7) | 333 | 313(94.0) | 0.793 |
Age | |||||
18-34 yrs | 1118 | 1021(91.3) | 383 | 357(93.2) | 0.814 |
35-49 yrs | 588 | 551(93.7) | 254 | 243(95.7) | 0.849 |
> 50 yrs | 302 | 287(95.0) | 157 | 149(94.9) | 0.992 |
Education | |||||
None/unspecified/primary | 252 | 234(92.9) | 107(93.0) | 0.990 | |
Secondary | 1113 | 1011(90.8) | 405 | 377(93.1) | 0.775 |
Tertiary | 648 | 618(95.4) | 275 | 266(96.7) | 0.892 |
Medical insurance | |||||
No | 2013 | 1863(92.5) | 375 | 345(92.0) | 0.943 |
Yes | 0 | 0(0.0) | 420 | 405(96.4) | NA |
Marital status | |||||
Married/cohab | 728 | 671(92.2) | 254 | 239(94.1) | 0.847 |
Other (single, divorcee, widowed, unspecified) | 1285 | 1192(92.8) | 541 | 511(94.5) | 0.809 |
Residing/working status | |||||
Not from same company/ compound/ family | 1002 | 946(94.4) | 685 | 659(96.2) | 0.793 |
Same | 1011 | 917(90.7) | 110 | 91(82.7) | 0.546 |
Stroke action | |||||
Awareness of calling EMS | |||||
No | 483 | 414(85.7) | 125 | 100(80.0) | 0.658 |
Yes | 1530 | 1449(94.7) | 670 | 650(97.0) | 0.719 |
Stroke symptoms’ reaction | |||||
Speech Impairment | |||||
EMS | 785 | 728(92.7) | 318 | 302(95.0) | 0.807 |
Medical clinic | 1007 | 924(96.7) | 429 | 414(96.5) | 0.978 |
Other | 221 | 161(72.9) | 48 | 34(70.8) | 0.916 |
Dizziness/Loss of Balance | |||||
EMS | 565 | 546(96.6) | 228 | 224(98.2) | 0.883 |
Medical clinic | 1009 | 955(94.6) | 422 | 404(95.7) | 0.892 |
Other | 439 | 362(82.5) | 145 | 122(84.1) | 0.892 |
Acute Headache | |||||
EMS | 624 | 586(93.9) | 249 | 242(97.2) | 0.752 |
Medical clinic | 1012 | 957(94.6) | 422 | 408(96.7) | 0.792 |
Other | 377 | 320(84.9) | 124 | 100(80.6) | 0.750 |
Blurred/Double Vision | |||||
EMS | 602 | 575(95.5) | 279 | 267(95.7) | 0.985 |
Medical clinic | 1024 | 982(95.9) | 444 | 426(95.9) | 0.995 |
Other | 387 | 306(79.1) | 72 | 57(79.2) | 0.995 |
Numbness/Dead Sensation on one side of the body | |||||
EMS | 876 | 822(93.8) | 350 | 328(93.7) | 0.989 |
Medical clinic | 1042 | 968(92.9) | 425 | 406(95.5) | 0.695 |
Other | 95 | 73(76.8) | 20 | 16(80.0) | 0.918 |
Facial Muscles weakness on the lower part on one side | |||||
EMS | 840 | 783(93.2) | 344 | 322(93.6) | 0.964 |
Medical clinic | 1078 | 1009(93.6) | 427 | 409(95.8) | 0.781 |
Other | 95 | 71(74.7) | 24 | 19(79.2) | 0.876 |
Weakness on one body side | |||||
EMS | 853 | 789(92.5) | 326 | 307(94.2) | 0.851 |
Medical clinic | 1051 | 987(93.9) | 450 | 429(95.3) | 0.854 |
Other | 109 | 87(79.8) | 19 | 14(73.7) | 0.842 |
Confusion | |||||
EMS | 497 | 469(94.4) | 204 | 194(95.1) | 0.949 |
Medical clinic | 1081 | 1022(94.5) | 476 | 456(95.8) | 0.869 |
Other | 435 | 372(85.5) | 115 | 100(87.0) | 0.917 |
Self-reported risk factors | |||||
Hypertension | |||||
No/unspecified | 1872 | 1733(92.6) | 660 | 623(94.4) | 0.769 |
Yes | 141 | 130(92.2) | 135 | 127(94.1) | 0.909 |
CVDS | |||||
No | 1896 | 1755(92.6) | 716 | 675(94.3) | 0.775 |
Yes | 117 | 108(92.3) | 79 | 75(94.9) | 0.895 |
Smoking | |||||
No/unspecified | 1809 | 1685(93.1) | 619 | 581(93.9) | 0.911 |
Current | 182 | 160(87.9) | 155 | 150(96.8) | 0.551 |
Former | 22 | 18(81.8) | 21 | 19(90.5) | 0.829 |
Healthy diet | |||||
No /unspecified | 802 | 761(94.9) | 317 | 305(96.2) | 0.885 |
Yes | 1211 | 1102(91.0) | 478 | 445(93.1) | 0.775 |
Alcohol consumption status | |||||
No/unspecified | 1583 | 1496(94.5) | 511 | 482(94.3) | 0.980 |
Current | 406 | 349(86.0) | 262 | 248(94.7) | 0.414 |
Former | 24 | 18(75.0) | 22 | 20(90.9) | 0.675 |
Family history of stroke/heart diseases | |||||
None/unspecified | 1246 | 1171(94.0) | 454 | 424(93.4) | 0.937 |
Both stroke and heart diseases | 227 | 206(90.7) | 162 | 155(95.7) | 0.726 |
Heart diseases | 227 | 212(93.4) | 120 | 116(96.7) | 0.833 |
Stroke | 313 | 274(87.5) | 59 | 55(93.2) | 0.766 |
History of HIV/AIDS | |||||
No/unspecified | 1724 | 1616(93.7) | 515 | 487(94.6) | 0.904 |
Yes | 289 | 247(85.5) | 280 | 263(93.9) | 0.451 |
History of psychiatric diseases | |||||
No | 2013 | 1863(92.5) | 706 | 674(95.5) | 0.626 |
Yes | 0 | 0(0.0) | 89 | 76(85.4) | NA |
Calculated risk factors | |||||
Physical activity status (MET min/week) | |||||
None/unspecified | 1585 | 1481(93.4) | 584 | 550(94.2) | 0.911 |
Light | 66 | 53(80.3) | 46 | 44(95.7) | 0.546 |
Moderate | 290 | 262(90.3) | 149 | 137(93.8) | 0.800 |
High | 72 | 67(93.1) | 19 | 19(100.0) | 0.846 |
BMI status | |||||
Underweight | 85 | 70(82.4) | 20 | 19(95.0) | 0.702 |
Normal, unknown | 904 | 814(90.0) | 274 | 251(91.6) | 0.867 |
Overweight | 458 | 431(94.1) | 211 | 202(95.7) | 0.887 |
Obese | 566 | 548(96.8) | 290 | 278(95.9) | 0.924 |
Source of information | |||||
Family or friends | 2131 | 1131(91.9) | 482 | 456(94.6) | 0.710 |
TV or radio | 1132 | 1092(96.5) | 532 | 512(96.2) | 0.975 |
Newspaper or magazine | 769 | 751(97.7) | 468 | 454(97.0) | 0.937 |
Medical doctor or nurse | 754 | 739(98.0) | 316 | 300(94.9) | 0.741 |
Social Media (Internet, Facebook, WhatsApp) | 527 | 519(98.5) | 202 | 199(98.5) | 0.998 |
Others (school, experience, patients) | 316 | 276(87.3) | 132 | 129(90.2) | 0.831 |