PREVALENCE OF STROKE IN HAYATABAD PESHAWAR

Authors

  • Zainab Jehan
  • Ikram Ali
  • Mujeeb Ur Rahman
  • Haider Darain
  • Abida Latif
  • Sabina Qazi

Keywords:

Cerebrovascular accident, Stroke, , Transient ischemic attack (TIA)

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of stroke in Hayatabad Peshawar.

METHODS: A cross sectional study was conducted in the community setup in Hayatabad Peshawar. Data was collected from 390 residents who willingly participated by filling a self-reported questionnaire which focused on diagnosis of stroke. The data was later analyzed by SPSS version 20.

RESULTS: Out of 390 participants 39 (10%) participants were suffering from stroke in which 4.82% participants were male and 5.17% participants were female.

Out of 390 participants, 3.59% participants were between 56-65 ages, 2.56% participants were between 66-75 ages ( P-value=0.007). Out of 390 participants, 2.56% were working people while 7.43% were retired (P-value <0.001).

CONCLUSION: Prevalence of stroke in Hayatabad is ten percent. Moreover, majority of stoke survivors in Hayatabad are between 56-65 ages and majority them are retired.

Published

2019-09-19

How to Cite

Jehan, Z., Ali, I., Rahman, M. U., Darain, H., Latif, A., & Qazi, S. (2019). PREVALENCE OF STROKE IN HAYATABAD PESHAWAR. Annals of Allied Health Sciences, 4(1), 15–18. Retrieved from http://aahs.kmu.edu.pk/index.php/aahs/article/view/7

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